[FM Discuss] OpenMRS Manual

[adam]

On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 16:44 -0700, Adam Monsen wrote:
> > We Mifos people are close to OpenMRS in other ways, so we'd like to
> > help. And certainly, a Book Sprint is the way to go. This is what
> > really boosted us - in quality and in completeness.
> 
> Totally! My advice:
> 
> * do the sprint!!
> * follow the FLOSS Manuals Manual
> * settle on clear, concise writing conventions, before the sprint
> * improve writing conventions constantly during the sprint
> * prepare for the sprint: have an example chapter ready and some way
> to coordinate who's working on what (the FM interface should work for
> this)
> * ask for admin permission for your book, we found it useful during
> the sprint to see what the finished product would look like (without
> this, just ask on IRC and/or this mailing list, folks are kind and
> will publish for you)
> * stick to using the FM wiki interface for all the content (don't
> allow folks to use other HTML authoring tools, especially Word!)
> 
> I would like to participate in the sprint, please let me know when it
> is by emailing me directly or contacting me by privmsg on Freenode IRC
> (I'm "meonkeys").


very good tips!!!

there is also a book on book sprints...i think it needs a bit of a
refresh but it will give you an idea of whats involved
http://en.flossmanuals.net/booksprints


adam




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