[09:50] <nisshh> :q
[09:51] <nisshh> :q
[14:57] <camil> Hi all, just geard of this project, was wondering what format will be used to write the content of the manual?
[15:18] <jmburgess> camil: we are using latex
[15:18] <jmburgess> It is pretty easy to learn, check out the wiki for more information
[15:19] <camil> jmburgess: OK yes I used LaTeX many years ago, but then switched to XML, found it easier to write without mixing with style. All the more in a collaborative environment...
[15:21] <camil> jmburgess: as a side note I was documentation project manager at Mandriva Linux for years ;-)
[15:23] <jmburgess> camil: Very cool! yeah we use latex because it can make very pretty docs and we have set it up so almost all the formating except for the stuff you need to do such as bolding text, putting things in terminal boxes, etc is in a separte file
[15:23] <camil> jmburgess: ok good
[15:24] <jmburgess> yeah feel free to pull the bzr tree and look around, you will see it is all pretty well separated
[15:24] <camil> jmburgess: any reason why LaTeX and not XML DocBook for example?
[15:25] <jmburgess> camil: ummm that was what he had expertise in, but not particularly
[15:25] <camil> ok
[15:25] <camil> I hope it will not frighten newcomers
[15:25] <jmburgess> i mean we make it pretty darn easy
[15:26] <camil> good that's important
[15:26] <jmburgess> yep
[15:26] <jmburgess> do you have any particular interest that you want to help out in
[15:27] <camil> I could have proposed something for XML, but I'm far too busy to offer time...
[15:28] <jmburgess> understandable
[15:29] <camil> jmburgess: my company is now developping an open source XML CMS aimed at technical documentation, with a WYSIWYG Web editor. And I would have been glad to help you set it up or even host it for you.
[15:29] <jmburgess> wow that is very cool, are you guys open sourcing it?
[15:30] <camil> jmburgess: yes, although the web editor is free only for open source projects.
[15:31] <jmburgess> wow that sounds awesome
[15:32] <camil> jmburgess: calenco.com
[18:21] <pererik87> How are things tagging along. anyone need any help? with anything?