On 05/12/2007, at 7:35 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
I got my first copy of OOo (1.0.1) in late August 2002 and joined the Documentation Project's mailing list on 4 December of that year, while working on what was to become my first self-published book on the topic. Yow! How times flies.
Yes, it has been quite a while.
Much as I like OOo, it is now time for me to move on to something else. I get bored doing documentation maintenance (it's too much like a job, not an enjoyable hobby), and I don't have the necessary background or knowledge to fill in the conspicuously missing gaps in the OOoAuthors guides, for example the Base Guide or the missing chapters of the Calc Guide -- much as I would like to write them.
Well, things may be changing for me in the coming months, so I may end up writing some of these guides for you. Can't promise, but there is increasing need for OOo stuff here and I have a good knowledge of these areas.
Therefore, I plan to cease active involvement in the OOo project by the end of this year, though no doubt I'll lurk around the edges indefinitely, making a nuisance of myself. ;-)
Would not expect anything else!
I have high hopes of seeing the completion of the second edition of the Draw Guide before I go, and given Martin's excellent translation work, this looks possible. I would love to see at least a draft of all the missing Calc Guide chapters, but that may be too much of a dream. As for the Base Guide... <sigh>
Like I said, hopefully I can contribute to this in the coming months - maybe even get paid for it from a government department - we live in hope! :)
In my role of publisher at Friends of OpenDocument Inc, I plan to continue publishing the printed copies of OOoAuthors user guides whenever updates are available.
Have fun Jean, I know you deserve the break. Regards Jonathon -------------------------- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com
