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
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