On 10/4/2010 6:59 PM, Jeffrey Trimble wrote:
> I may be hashing it over, but simply put, we are agreeing that:
>
> 1. The wiki will be the most current. And during the release cycle,
> we'll edit there and then generate
> a hard copy (PDF and statiic HTML).

Correct.

> 2. That static copies could be linked from the wki/confluence
> documentation for historical needs
> and/or for those working with those previous releases.

Correct -- in fact, they already are linked in upper right of the wiki 
documentation splash page.  We can just continue this policy going forward.
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC/DSpace+Documentation

> So, for example, Version 1.6x should be linked in the Confluence pages
> to the PDF and a HTML
> set. And when 1.7 is released, we generate the PDF and the HTML and then
> link from the Confluence
> page back to th 1.7. release, since in theory we are working towards
> 1.7x or 1.8.

Yes -- that's correct.

It's worth mentioning that obviously we can work on new Documention in 
the regular area of the DSpace wiki as well 
(https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/).  In fact, we may want to 
suggest that as a "best practice", and in order to keep the official 
documentation "clean", all unfinished or in-progress documentation 
should initially be built on the regular Wiki.  Once it is "ready for 
release", it can then be moved into the official Wiki Documentation 
area. That may help us avoid having too much "unfinished" documentation 
appearing in the official area (which would just look bad and would 
clutter things up).

In other words, Jeff we may want to establish some general policies 
about how to work with the wiki docs.  As our official "Doc Guru", I 
think these should be approved or suggested by you, based on how you see 
this process working best.

A very basic example could be:
* Making a small/minor change -- we suggest editing directly in Primary 
Docs area
* Building new docs around a new feature -- we suggest initially create 
these docs on DSpace wiki.  Move them over to Primary Docs area once the 
new feature is ready to be released (i.e. once the feature has been 
added to trunk).

> I think we already have a page to link FROM---the release history
> page--now that isn't mostly
> easily discovered. I know that! We can **also** create a "previous
> version" link right up front.
>
> There needs to be a preface/splash page from which we can create a TOC
> and all the links.
>
> Yes?

Yes -- I think that is all correct.  Obviously, this is a first stab at 
how we want to manage our Wiki Documentation, and it may change over 
time (based on what we find works or doesn't).

- Tim

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