[mapserver-dev] Update: MapServer Documentation Effort

[Alan Boudreault]

Thanks Howard, Jeff (and others who contributed) for all your work on
the MapServer documentation! It's awesome.
 
Alan

Howard Butler wrote:
> All,
>
> I wanted to let you know that we are on track to migrate the current
> MapServer website from its host at UMN to a server at TelaScience
> (provided graciously through TelaScience's relationship with OSGeo --
> the same machine that hosts http://www.gdal.org and
> http://grass.osgeo.org) next week (Dec 30th).
>
> On the 30th, the alias for mapserver.gis.umn.edu will be changed to
> point at the alias for http://mapserver.osgeo.org, which will be the
> new permanent home for the site.  A preview of the site is already at
> http://mapserver.osgeo.org, and we'll be continuing to make additions
> as we build up to the 30th switchover.
>
> Some of the improvements and additions include:
>
> - A PDF containing all of the docs (nearly 600 pages worth!)
> http://mapserver.osgeo.org/MapServer.pdf
> - Updated glossary http://mapserver.osgeo.org/glossary.html
> - Significant work on the "New Users" doc (now called "An Introduction
> to MapServer") by Jeff McKenna
> http://mapserver.osgeo.org/introduction.html
> - A lot more internal referencing.  Links and notes and annotations
> have been placed throughout the documentation (and more are being
> continually added) that provide more context, more depth, and more
> related content.
> - Better styling, faster static website, and the promise of more
> up-to-date docs.  The new site works much better with our
> documentation writing workflow -- making it easier for people who
> write docs to write them.  This will ultimately mean better docs in
> the long run.
> - (Hopefully) better organization
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Howard
>
>
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-- 
Alan Boudreault
Mapgears
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