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[Karsten Wade]

On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 14:14 +0000, Dimitris Glezos wrote:

> I think we should really try to find a way not only to create our docs online
> but to also *maintain* them. "Wiki -> XML" is indeed great, but unless we get it
> as much automated as possible, the overhead is a nightmare.

One concern is that we are creating two classes of document -- static
formal publications and appears-to-be-dynamic because it is published at
wiki/Docs.

The overhead to produce and maintain the static content is considerable,
compared to the Wiki.  However, the Wiki is trapping -- it makes you
comfortable with its workings, your content gets trapped there in a way
that is increasingly difficult to extract, it's nearly impossible to
localize with Fedora L10n tools, etc.

This is why, despite the pain, I've been driving us toward a "Wiki as
$EDITOR" approach.  Unfortunately, doing this requires more resources
doing Web app programming, and that is not a big skill in this project.
So, our project is vying for resources in Infrastructure and Websites.

We could choose to go backward/sideways from here and make it all Wiki.
Or ...

Well, the point is, it is always open for discussion what we can and
should do.

- Karsten
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