Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (441 mails)

["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 13 March 2009 07:46:18 am Carlos E. R. wrote:
> True.
>
> > Though, there must be better way to deliver printed media.
> > Not everything is changed from version to version, so ringbook and
> > updated pages might be the way to go. It would be far easier to prepare,
> > cheaper to print, and user will have one current book, and archive for
> > past releases. Beauty of the print has no much value for technical
> > documents.
>
> Interesting idea.

If you think about software, how fast it changes, there is no normal book that 
can follow it, and be able the main advantage of the book, sequential 
reading. HTML with ability to reference explanations spoiled web writers, not 
to give a thought about readers ability to follow the matter. 

> > The problem for guys that have to write documentation is that developmet
> > has to be frozen for a while, so that they can document changes. It is
> > often far faster do create feature, then to document it. Programming
> > languages are meant to be compressed expression, understandable to people
> > with some training, while documentation has to explain that to people
> > without it.
>
> Well, books usually get released later than the software.

Not the one in the box ;-)

-- 
Regards, Rajko
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