[mapserver-dev] MapServer documentation policy (mapserver.org vs.wiki?)

[Daniel Morissette]

I don't have much to add... just wanted to say that I agree with what 
you suggest.

Daniel

Steve Lime wrote:
> It's a good question. I kinda look at the wiki for two things:
> 
>   - short-lived, rapidly changing documents pertinent to development, not software use
>   - staging for additions to the website, kind of a documentation sandbox
> 
> IMHO it should not be home to permanent documentation. There's too much there
> now and it should be cleaned up.
> 
> I don't know if we really need to bother the full PSC with content additions. There 
> was some talk of a documentation sub-committee that could serve in that role and
> I'd like to move that ahead.
> 
> The process of moving documents from the Wiki to the main site could be run through
> trac and the documentation component. I guess I don't know how easy the migration
> from the wiki to what Sphinx requires is. Perhaps Howard et al. could comment.
> 
> Assuming the path from wiki to main site is understood I would see the wiki as a 
> great place to build and test the C# tutorial with the final destination being the
> mapserver.org site.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
>>>> On 3/31/2009 at 4:02 PM, in message
> <f3b73b7d0903311402g40c6bfcdo359c878f66b7c49d at mail.gmail.com>, Tamas Szekeres
> <szekerest at gmail.com> wrote:
>> PSC,
>>
>> Do we have a policy what kind of documentation should go to the official
>> site or should be submitted to the wiki instead?
>> Is the official documentation is somewhat to be negotiated or approved by
>> the PSC before it gets added here?
>>
>> For example if we have a C# tutorial with downloadable data which would be
>> the better place to host it?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tamas
> 
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