[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers Book

[Bill Thoen]

If we could get enough commitments at say, $45 each or more, then maybe 
there would be enough to pay the developers to put a technical writer to 
work on some electronic documentation that has more detail than the 
current short scope works and robo-generated stuff. I'm thinking of the 
same model for writing documentation that the OS community uses for 
getting code written -- i.e. sponsoring someone competent to do the work 
on contract. My guess is that because OpenLayers is still evolving so 
fast that it would be hard to convince a publisher that a printed book 
would pay for itself before it went out of date and people stopped 
buying it. But a digital version that fills in the gaps and presents the 
topics in book-scope detail would be a good first step and is probably a 
feasible goal. An e-doc could also evolve as fast as the code does 
because bits are more flexible than atoms.

In the meanwhile, it'd be great if those who know how the system works 
would add pages to the wiki -- or even just an outline of what us 
newbies and knowlessmen want/need so that when we can inspire a 
technical writer to do some open source docs development for us that 
there's a framework ready to write the book.

Derek Watling wrote:
> I would definately buy such a book. Preferably something in a tutorial form
> that starts with a simple map and then adds advanced features and
> customisation of the map. A section on TileCache would also be appreciated,
> or am I just pushing my luck =)
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> Kenny France wrote:
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>> Hi Guys,
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>> Who on the list would like to purchase a book on Openlayers?
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>> I know I would ;)
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>> Let’s see how much response there is and MAYBE Chris / the open layers
>> team
>> would write one
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>> Kenny
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>> PS: if you guys do, Please remember me in the credits
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