Dave wrote:

> Sophisticated computer software is a technical subject and it's
> documentation cannot be reduced to "non-techie" kindergarten level.

The goal that is aimed at, is that somebody who is computer illiterate
can pick up the documentation, and do anything that the software was
designed to use.

>does not mean that the documentation is badly written

Since the aim of the project is to provide usable documentation, if a
novice does not understand it, it is badly written.   (Incidentally,
this is the reason why programmers should never write documentation.)

xan

jonathon

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