[snip] > > > Perhaps it's time to rethink how and where we provide the ODTs, > or links to them. > > Indeed, perhaps it's time to rethink our entire workflow and how > we keep track of things. Our current workflow worked well when we > were writing the books from scratch, but it doesn't work so well > now that we are into the maintenance stage for most of the books, > and software updates are occurring faster than our small team can > review the docs and update when necessary, as well as rewriting > to improve the docs (not just keep them up to date). > > I don't have answers or even good ideas, sorry. But whatever we > decide to do, someone (emphatically not me!) needs to write up > the process so it's easy for volunteers to follow. The > instructions on the website now are often incomplete and in some > cases may be out of date.
Hello Jean, I agree that the workflow would need some rethinking and I can assure you that it is not only the new users who get confused by the proliferation of folders. One year ago or so, I helped setting up the Italian group of OOo and I have learnt some lessons during the process on how sophisticated processes are prone to failure and how dangerous it is to rely too much on a single person. As the version after 2.4 will be version 3, it is an excellent time to review the way we work. I will try to come up with some mechanism to manage the update of the books in the next few days and propose them on this list. Cheers, Michele > > > --Jean >
