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[blammo]

All,


Manfred Meier wrote:

 >
 > Instead of creating a newbie list, i think it would be better to make
 > a FAQ page with a lot of reciepes. The mail archive is for a newbie of
 > less use.

This was my single biggest frustration when I first stepped into using
MapServer, the lack of up to date and complete examples of how to
implement even the most basic of services.

The Idea of a FAQ seems to hold merit in this regard.  One thing I would
really like to see is a sample of syntax added into the DOCs for each
function being described.  This would have helped me immeasurably in the
beginning.  the more the newbies are helped out to help themselve the
better I think it will be all around.  These ramblings are NOT coming
from a seasoned MapServer user (YET),  But I've learned enough to know
what might help the uninitated.  Unfortunately I don't know enough about
things myself to feel comfortable trying to explain much to the next guy
at this point.

bobb (not a newbie, but just barely  :c)

P.S.  A thought here,  is there any interest on this list of folks who
would pay for some sort of training scenario as it relates to using
MapServer?  A certification System might be an interesting topic to
pursue.    I hope I'm not stirring the Pot too much here.  Some online
Step by Step tutorial might be something as well.  Although I would
imagine that a lot of work would need to go into them to make them full
featured and that some sort of funding source would be needed.  Keeping
up with new releases in this regard might be a chore as well.