[FM Discuss] some testimonials

[adam hyde]

hi,

A while ago I posted to the list that I was after letters of support for
what we do (FM and Booki). Since then I have been in touch with several
people offering letters of support. I have uploaded excerpts of some of
these (I ask for permission to make them public first) to the Booki Blog
and I will add the FM-centric ones to the FM blog. Anyways...here are
the first three i put online, more to come.
http://blog.booki.cc/?page_id=197



"There is a demonstrated need for Booki, a software that resolves
challenging issues in collaborative knowledge production resulting in
high quality print and ebooks. Booki compliments Book Sprints, another
FLOSS Manuals project. Book Sprints are a method for collaborative
authoring over a short time period, resulting in a publishable book.
        
Book Sprints and Booki together represent important new approaches in
knowledge production and dissemination."
        
Erik Möller, Deputy Director
Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
        
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"Booki is one of the best tools available for Sugar users to create
e-books. It can be used on the XO or from Sugar on a Stick. It supports
many authors collaborating on a single book. It supports translating
books into many languages. It can create PDFs and EPUBs. It can create
books formatted for print-on-demand services. It can create documents in
Open Office ODT format (which Open Office can convert to MS Word
format). It can even be used to download, proofread, and correct EPUBs
created by the Internet Archive.
        
Booki is an excellent option for teachers preparing textbooks, but it
can be used by students for their own projects too."
        
James Simmons
Reading and Sugar
        
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"I can attest to the current effectiveness and future promise of FLOSS
Manuals and Booki. The work FLOSS Manuals does is always high quality.
The impact of free software on the educational system has a huge
potential, but one of the things holding it back is suitable
instructional materials. 
        
FLOSS Manuals is a great hope for overcoming this obstacle."
        
Michael Mandiberg
Assistant Professor, CUNY/CSI (NYC)
        




adam



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