[OSGeo-Edu] OSGeo Live DVD - ELOGeo

[Mr. Puneet Kishor]

On Aug 8, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:

> But what I believe is required is:
> 
> 1. A vision of what a full set of course material will look like, along with a definition of end users and links back to training goals (like the Body of Knowledge and University training courses).
> 
> 2. Writing templates and guidelines, and supporting tools.
> 
> 3. Associated processes and workflows for document creation.
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> 4. A dedicated editor/technical writer charged with providing the technical review.
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> 5. A project coordinator / champion who will help attract authors, and help authors write funding proposals for their external organizations.


I fully concur with the above, in particular with #5 above. The only way to make this happen is to have someone spearheading the effort with funds to back the initiative. Without it, it ain't going nowhere.

Puneet.

(And, I agree with Cameron not just because he was a great host, and bought me breakfast in Sydney)