On 20 Jan 2009, at 18:47, Lorelle on WordPress wrote:
Some of you may have heard Matt Mullenweg's announcement at
WordCamp Las Vegas of the WordPress Handbook, a free online manual
for WordPress users. I chatted with him about the future of
WordPress documentation, the WordPress Codex, and this new handbook.
The handbook will be in XML form tied to Subversion (SVN), allowing
easy updating for version specific issues within the documentation,
linking to the online handbook directly from WordPress based upon
version, branching into version specific guides. It will also
include options for HTML and PDF versions, and the ability to
submit patches and updates just as is currently being done with
WordPress and many other programs. The idea is to keep the handbook
updated and current with the latest version of WordPress, as well
as past versions, while continuing to allow community participation
and "proofing" for checks and balances in the documentation.
The WordPress Handbook will continue to follow in the footsteps of
its predecessors as an open source project under the GPL. Some
staff may be hired or given responsibility to implement and oversee
the project, but it will be community driven, allowing anyone to
submit changes and additions through the Subversion repository.
Matt is working on the fundamental programming and process for
which to start integrating appropriate Codex and original WordPress
2.7 specific content into the handbook. We'll be calling upon the
WordPress Codex documentation team to help us update and choose
what information "must" be in the handbooks, as well as updating
the Codex. Calls will be put out to the WordPress Community for
recommendations on content and topics as well, letting their needs
guide the final choices.
Three words:
Cool Cool Cool.
Doing it in the style of the subversion book is going to be real cool.
I am looking forward to contributing.
westi
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