Space: Apache OpenOffice Community (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS) Page: User Guides Revisted (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/User+Guides+Revisted)
Edited by Keith N. McKenna: --------------------------------------------------------------------- h2. Purpose The purpose of this page is to generate discussion about the User Guide(s) to be developed for Apache OpenOffice or indeed if any should be done at all. Since there has been little or no effort on this aspect of the project Since 2011 or early 2012 I will propose 4 scenarios to start the discussion. h3. Scenario 1: No Updated Users Guides We muddle along as we have been. If user ask about documentation we direct them to the out of date v3.3 guides in PDF or ODT format on the OpenOffice.org documentation site [http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/images/7/7e/Installation_Guide_OOo3.pdf], [http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/images/6/63/Installation_Guide_OOo3.odt],or the even more outdated v3.2 version on the mwiki [http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides#OpenOffice.org_3.2]. h4. Pro's * none that I can see. h4. Con's * Unprofessional * Increased possibility of incorrect or out of date information ** Increased frustration of the user base h3. Scenario 2: Use ODAuthors web site to update previous versions of the Getting Started guide. There are draft chapters for the Getting Started Guide currently at the ODFAuthors website waiting to be reviewed and polished. The major stumbling block to this has been that the licensing of the documents. They are currently dual licensed as Change your notification preferences: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/users/viewnotifications.action