[FM Discuss] call to arms (keyboards) !!

[adam hyde]

hi,

there have recently been these posts:
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/03/1449211/Is-Linux-Documentation-Lacking
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68798.html
http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/11/linux-bug-1-bad.html#comments
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6904/1/

all recent, all commenting on the bad state of affairs for docs on free
software, none of which mention FM. I think they just dont know of
us...we really need to remedy this situation, so this is a call out to
anyone on the list to post comments to each of these articles or write
to the authors and bring their attention to what we are doing.

comment :
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/03/1449211/Is-Linux-Documentation-Lacking (scroll down to the bottom, hit reply, no reg necessary)

http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/board/mboard.pl?action=reply_form_html&board=lnitalkback&id=4328&display=1
reg necessary

http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/11/linux-bug-1-bad.html#comments
no reg necessary

and for the linux planet article write to :
cschroder at internet.com

the last one is particularly important since they will post a follow up
article shortly

dont just hit them with spam, say something about FM to shake them up!
Heres a bullet point list to help write comments:
* 1500 contributors
* all free quality content
* 50+ manuals
* sites in english, farsi, french with spanish coming 
* translation site with manuals available in 20+ languages
* books produced in 2-5 days
* books covering huge range of topics
* starting work with universities 
* manuals continuously maintained
* anyone can start a manual
* helpful community

etc...more points to stimulate comments welcome!!!! please post and make
the writers aware of what we are doing...

:)

adam


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