we're using wiki for our collaborative documentation, but it is by no means clean, and there's nothing to ensure accuracy. It's great for quickly inputting vital info, then coming back to format later, but there's nothing in the way of enforcing consistency or forcing it to be used. It may be better in the below listed case to build something with customized forms where users can input data where it goes, and keep track of and build searches of the data that's been input
willhill wrote: > Here's an interesting question a friend had about documentation. The > hospital > where I did my rotation used Microsoft Word. They were relatively "clued up" > but I hate to give my enthusiastic friend an answer like that. > > Has anyone migrated to a wiki? Is anyone using subversion? > > On Thursday 28 August 2008, my friend wrote: > >> .... >> As part of ISO-17025 requirements we have to have a clean and >> accurate documentation system. He [his bos] started off using LaTeX >> some years ago then found DocBook and hasn't looked back. >> >> On the face of it docbook sounds cool. It goes a level higher than >> TeX/LaTeX to concentrate the writer's attention almost solely upon >> content (ostensibly a goal of LaTeX but even TeX doesn't escape >> some effort in devotion to layout). >> >> If you have heard of anything like docbook or perhaps something >> even more powerful do let me know. I was wondering, for example, >> what the really clued-up quality assurance physicists use in the >> smarter/smaller medical physics institutions, since if anyone would >> know or rely upon elegant documentation systems they would, >> I'd guess. I'd imagine a fair few hackers involved in large developer >> base collaboration projects would also use tools highly fit for >> purpose. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
