[FM Discuss] Beyond Manuals

[Andy Oram]

Just to repeat one warning I made before: the hard challenge for a small office business software book is keeping the scope down to reasonable size. I like the idea of offering such a book.

Andy

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From: John & Melonie Curwood <marketing at lovinglearning.co.nz>
To: discuss at lists.flossmanuals.net
Sent: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:13:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [FM Discuss] Beyond Manuals

Thanks Adam, I'll start there.

John


adam hyde wrote:
> On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 21:10 +1200, John & Melonie Curwood wrote:
>   
>> Thanks for that Adam,
>>
>> Now I've just got to figure out a structure - time to really start
>> working.
>>
>>     
>
> coolio...i was thinking you could also perhaps use some of the material
> already created for the various manuals. there is some good info in some
> of the introduction chapters
>
> adam
>
>
>
>   
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 12:46 +0200, adam hyde wrote:
>>  > http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/SmallBusinessTools
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > adam
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 07:27 +1200, John & Melonie Curwood wrote:
>>  > > Yeah just 'small business tools' sounds good
>>  > >
>>  > > John
>>  > >
>>  > > adam hyde wrote:
>>  > > > it could also be something like 'small business tools' ie. drop the
>>  > > > free/open
>>  > > >
>>  > > > comments anyone?
>>  > > >
>>  > > > adam
>>  > > >
>>  > > >
>>  > > >
>>  > > > On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 07:11 +1200, John & Melonie Curwood wrote:
>>  > > >   
>>  > > >> Hi Adam,
>>  > > >>
>>  > > >> I've been thinking about the name for the manual and I liked the 
>> term
>>  > > >> Janet Swisher used in a previous email "Open Tools for Small 
>> Business".
>>  > > >> Then I thought maynbe "Free Tools for Small Business" would be a 
>> better
>>  > > >> title for someone who doesn't know much about Open Source 
>> Software.  If
>>  > > >> anyone has some ideas they are welcome otherwise I will go for Free
>>  > > >> Tools for Small Business for the name.
>>  > > >>
>>  > > >> Cheers,
>>  > > >>
>>  > > >> John
>>  > > >>
>>  > > >>
>>  > > >> John & Melonie Curwood wrote:
>>  > > >>     
>>  > > >>> Hi Adam,
>>  > > >>>
>>  > > >>> I'll be happy to take the lead, I haven't finalised a name for 
>> it yet
>>  > > >>> and will get back to you as soon as I do.
>>  > > >>> Won't be able to do much for about a month as we are moving 
>> town in a
>>  > > >>> few weeks, and will be fairly swamped doing all the moving 
>> stuff and
>>  > > >>> then getting work set up in a new city.
>>  > > >>>
>>  > > >>> Cheers,
>>  > > >>>
>>  > > >>> John
>>  > > >>>
>>  > > >>>
>>  > > >>>       
>>  > >
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