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  Re: [Idea] User Documentation Project  
From: Twyst
Date: 28 Dec 1998 12:46:19
Message: <3687c3eb.0@news.povray.org>
Twyst wrote in message <3681705a.0@news.povray.org>...
>I had a great idea recently...
>
>Do a "User Documentation Project"!
>
>I had the idea while noticing that the Pov-Ray docs, while complete, didn't
>go into much detail in certain cases, and there are people that DO know
>certain aspects very well. (John VanSickle comes to mind....).
>
>It seems to me that much of the manual could do with expanding on topics
>(Media is one example) and tutorials.
>
>So, here's the complete idea:
>1. With the pov-team's permission (please, can we?), rewrite the pov-ray
>docs.
>2. Make it available in a number of formats, from plain text to PDF format.
>3. I would ALSO like to be able to publish a spiral bound volume, and sell
>it at a minimal cost.
>4. I intend for this to be a "group" project. It's a daunting task for a
>single person.




My bad. I forgot to mention that I'm not in this for the money. Any profits
that would come out of this, would A) go to pay for publishing, and B) go to
the pov-team, for stuff like webspace (Don't want another scare, now, do
we?)


Twyst


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