I'd rather get the "raw" book in whatever format it is. Of course, this might lead to people making their own changes. Which might be what IBM is wanting to avoid. The documentation equivalent of OCO.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 1:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: the fine manuals > > On 7 December 2012 10:05, Mike Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gentlemen, we feel your pain! > > > > As you know, our product relies heavily on extracting content from > IBM > > z/OS technical documentation, and we have always used BookManager > > format doc in preference to other forms because of how easy it is to > > use. Now that BookManager is going the way of the dodo, and Info > > Center is "the way of the future", we can all suffer together... > > One wonders, though I'm not holding my breath, if IBM might open source > the Bookie data format... Maybe someone else could do a better job of > keeping it going. > > Tony H.
