[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers Book

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Can't we just do this right and get O'reilly (or other) to commit to  
publishing a book on OL and advance the $ required to get it written?

On Jan 13, 2009, at 13:01, Tim Schaub <tschaub at opengeo.org> wrote:

> Hey-
>
> Bill Thoen wrote:
>> 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 would pay for itself before it went out of date and people stopped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.
>>
>
> I think this is a good idea.  As with other ideas, it will take  
> someone
> to organize things, generate interest, bug people for money, etc. to  
> get
> anything done.
>
> I don't think we should take it upon ourselves to waste beautiful
> Saturdays generating documentation for free (person opinion).
>
> So, please continue trying to generate interest (and money).  And  
> don't
> waste too many Saturdays doing it.  I'd say a $500 sponsorship would  
> be
> enough to convince a few power users/devs to spend some off time on  
> docs
> (especially if it is raining).
>
> Tim
>
>> 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 =)
>>>
>>>
>>> Kenny France wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Who on the list would like to purchase a book on Openlayers?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I know I would ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let’s see how much response there is and MAYBE Chris / the ope 
>>>> n layers
>>>> team
>>>> would write one
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kenny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> PS: if you guys do, Please remember me in the credits
>>>>
>>>>
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