Hello Jean, On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 06:35:16PM +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.
"G" > 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. sorry to hear that ... :( I think you have a really good job until now, and we will miss you here. > 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 hope so ... ;) And I hope you will give us some of your knowledge about OOo and publishing/editing documents now and then ... ;) <snip> > 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. Although I have never bought a book about OOo there (or elsewhere ... ;) ), I wish you good luck with FoOD and your future :) Have a nice day Thomas. -- NP: Grave Digger - Headbanging Man
