Yup... we could post them on YouTube and then just use the embed code in the documentation page. This will save on storage too.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Hareem Haque <[email protected]>wrote: > > I think its possible to add a video link. > > On Dec 31, 12:18 pm, harrisb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good question about the screen casts - I don't know the answer. I > > just grabbed the WikkaWiki software as a free wiki platform for > > hosting the project. I don't really know the full capabilities of > > this software. If you discover how to do this, that would make a > > great addition to the DocumentationDiscussion page. If nothing else, > > the screen casts could be stored elsewhere, and then linked to via raw > > html from a project page. Ideally, though, we would want the screen > > casts posted to the site so that pages don't fail due to broken > > external links. > > > > Can't wait to see your notes! > > > > On Dec 31, 1:55 am, "Kevin Baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is great! I've been collecting a bunch of notes on our > configuration. > > > I'll pull them together in a format that will work for the > documentation > > > project. > > > > > I've also been thinking of doing a couple screen casts. Is this > something I > > > could post to this site too? > > > > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Groovetap Gmail <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > Excellent! This will help out a lot! > > > > On Dec 30, 2008, at 11:57 PM, harrisb wrote: > > > > > > > SCALR supplies a critical part of a modern application > infrastructure > > > > > - kudos to the design team for such a great and improving product! > > > > > > > A ambitious project like SCALR needs an equally ambitious > > > > > documentation effort. Frankly, I'd rather the current design team > > > > > keep working on adding features - the rest of us can help with the > > > > > documentation. To that end, I am announcing a new documentation > wiki, > > > > > the SCALR Documentation Project, hosted at scalr-wiki.org. At > this > > > > > point, it's beginnings are more than humble, but I wanted to open > it > > > > > up for your contributions as soon as I could. Currently, the pages > > > > > are fully editable by registered users. > > > > > > > The plan is to document the public releases as completely as > possible. > > > > > > > I have shamelessly "borrowed" the SCALR logo and the Google scalr/ > > > > > wiki/ > > > > > Installation page - Alex, please feel free to let me know I've > > > > > overstepped my bounds in using the logo. I've also thrown some > other > > > > > text out there, just for starters. > > > > > > > In these very early days, you can add value very quickly in one of > two > > > > > ways: > > > > > 1) Edit the HomePage, expanding/modifying the outline of the > > > > > documentation the project needs. Just supply bullet points - > others > > > > > will fill them in. Treat nothing you find there as sacred - I just > > > > > put some suggested topics on the page as a starter. > > > > > 2) Take one experience you've had with SCALR and document it. > Don't > > > > > worry too much about form. Just describe the steps you took to get > > > > > some particular task done. Give it a title, and create a link to > it > > > > > from the HomePage under some appropriate bullet point. As the list > > > > > grows, others will clean up the form, move/group topics into a more > > > > > logical framework, etc. > > > > > > > The users of this list have shown a remarkable depth of knowledge > and > > > > > experience. I believe that SCALR can become as important to the > > > > > internet community as Apache. With your help, we can create > > > > > documentation to match. > > > > > > > With many thanks. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "scalr-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/scalr-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
