On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 18:35 +1000, 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. > > 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. > > 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. ;-) > > 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> > > 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. > > --Jean
Glad to have met you Jean. And I appreciate all the help and encouragement you have given me. Good luck with your new projects. Shelagh
