RE: GDP Editors

[Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc cu-portland edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Mueth [mailto:d-mueth@uchicago.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 3:41 PM
> To: Gregory Leblanc
> Cc: Gnome Doc List (E-mail)
> Subject: GDP Editors
> 
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> 
> > Could there be some sort of a formal "editors" group or 
> something?  I think
> > that editing is very important to documentation, but nobody 
> seems to take
> > the time to set up anything formal for the editors.  Thanks,
> 
> I think this is a great idea.  The GDP could use one or more 
> "editors".
> They should do the typical editting functions (spelling, 
> grammar, correct
> use of acronyms and abreviations, etc.) and should also be 
> able to edit
> more GNOME-specific issues such as the DocBook markup, licensing and
> copywrite issues, screenshot size and format, etc.  They will 
> act to unify
> the style of the documentation (eg. use of "you" as opposed to "one").
> 
> I think it is unreasonable to expect the average 
> documentation author to
> be on top of all of these issues.  
> 
> If everybody else agrees, I suggest we find a couple good editors.  We
> should add a brief description of their role and the procedure for
> contacting them to the Handbook. 

That "everybody else" that Dan mentions here isn't just me...  I definately
agree, having proposed the idea, but what about the rest of you out there?
I gave you all afternoon already, doesn't everybody eat, sleep, and breathe
computers?
	Greg