Hi all, I have added new mandatory questions to our application page, and also changed the student template a little (the one inside the application page). Appreciate if someone can do a quick review to make sure no standards of DocBook are violated!
http://docbook.xmlpress.net/tiki-index.php?page=application On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Tobias Anstett (K15t Software) < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kasun, > > Our company developed a single source publishing core for the Confluence > wiki - one of its implementations supports docbook export but also docbook > import. The idea is that people leverage the collaborative and social > features when writing their technical documentation or e.g. books > (@sarahmaddox recently published a book at xmlpress using this approach - > http://ffeathers.wordpress.com/ - Richard could tell you more about it) > > Of course the core can export to PDF, EPUB, Microsoft Word 2007/2010, > EclipseHelp and others also providing a kind of customization layer (called > templates) to reflect your layout. But docbook itself was still very > important for us because people should be able to leverage their existing > publication chain. > Hi Tobias, Thanks for your views. I haven't completely understand the point you were trying to make. Were you referring to DocBook WebHelp output when saying your layout? If so, I think it's off-topic here. > > > Cheers, > Tobias > > -- > Tobias Anstett, CTO > Email: [email protected] | Mob. +49 (163) 1630 970 | Tel. +49 (711) 935 > 935-36 > > K15t Software GmbH, Senefelderstr. 17a, 70176 Stuttgart, GERMANY > Tel. +49 (711) 935 935-30 | Fax. +49 (711) 935 935-39 > Registration: Stuttgart HRB 729752, VAT ID: DE264753756 > Geschaeftsfuehrer (CEO): Stefan Kleineikenscheidt > > http://www.k15t.com > > > Single Source your Wiki. | Tools for wiki-based documentation. > > > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Kasun Gajasinghe <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Richard Hamilton >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Kasun, >>> >>> I have done neither, so far. If you know of any organizations that we >>> should speak with, let me know and I'll approach them. >>> >>> >> I'll think about it. MoinMoin comes to my mind. Especially since we >> already have an idea related to MoinMoin (Improve DocBook integration of >> MoinMoin). >> >> >>> Regarding the application page, my plan was to save a copy of the >>> current page and start a new page using the new application. >>> >>> If you've got a little time and could start a new page with the >>> application, that would be a big help because I'm in the middle of a very >>> busy period for the next day or two. >>> >> >> Sure. I'll move the current application page content to a new page >> application2011, and make the current application page the 2012 one. That >> way, the links to application won't be broken. We can do this again in >> 2013, by moving this application to application2012 and so on... >> >> Thanks, >> --KasunG >> >> >>> Also, thanks for volunteering to be a mentor. I really appreciate it. >>> >>> Richard >>> On Feb 29, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Kasun Gajasinghe wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Richard, >>> > >>> > Have you or any other asked from other organizations to vouch for >>> DocBook? >>> > Further, can I know your plan to update the application page? Some >>> mandatory questions by Google [1] are not yet included in the application >>> page. So, I was wondering whether you are keeping a draft of the >>> application page in your local machine to get it to a certain standard >>> before releasing! >>> > >>> > [1] >>> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#mentoring_application >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > --Kasun >>> > >>> > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Richard Hamilton < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> > Google Summer of Code is beginning to ramp up again for 2012. >>> > >>> > I just updated the DocBook GSoC wiki (http://docbook.xmlpress.net) >>> for 2012, and it is now open for ideas, mentor sign-ups, and other input. >>> > >>> > Stefan Seefeld has volunteered to be co-administrator again (thanks >>> Stefan), and XML Press is glad to be administrative contact. >>> > >>> > If you're interested in participating, check out the wiki, add some >>> ideas, and sign up as a mentor. >>> > >>> > Right now, the ideas page and the application page are copied from >>> 2011, so feel free to update/remove information as appropriate. As soon as >>> I get a few minutes, I'll update the application page with any changes for >>> 2012. >>> > >>> > Our ability to make a credible application that gets accepted by GSoC >>> depends almost entirely on the level of interest and participation from the >>> community, so if you're interested, speak up. >>> > >>> > The requirements on mentors are not that large, and it's a great >>> chance to work with smart, dedicated students. Some of the students from >>> 2010 have become active members of the DocBook community, so we know the >>> program helps grow our base. >>> > >>> > The application period opens up on Feb 27 and extends to March 9. You >>> can see more of the schedule, and pointers to Google's pages about the >>> program, at http://docbook.xmlpress.net. >>> > >>> > Best Regards, >>> > Dick Hamilton >>> > ------- >>> > XML Press >>> > XML for Technical Communicators >>> > http://xmlpress.net >>> > [email protected] >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: >>> [email protected] >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ >>> > Kasun Gajasinghe >>> > Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, >>> > linked-in: http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe >>> > blog: http://blog.kasunbg.org >>> > twitter: http://twitter.com/kasunbg >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ >> *Kasun Gajasinghe* >> Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, >> *linked-in: *http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe* >> * >> *blog: **http://blog.kasunbg.org* <http://blog.kasunbg.org/> >> >> * >> twitter: **http://twitter.com/kasunbg* <http://twitter.com/kasunbg> >> >> > -- ~~~*******'''''''''''''*******~~~ *Kasun Gajasinghe* Software Engineer; WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com, *linked-in: *http://lk.linkedin.com/in/gajasinghe* * *blog: **http://blog.kasunbg.org* <http://blog.kasunbg.org/> * twitter: **http://twitter.com/kasunbg* <http://twitter.com/kasunbg>
