[FM Discuss] requirements doc

[adam]

On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 09:34 -0500, James Simmons wrote:
> Adam,
> 
> I liked this doc.  It answered a lot of questions I had, but it left
> some unclear, specifically under "Scope":
> 
> "This service is a production tool for the creation of free
> content and not a publishing/hosting service. Content produced within
> Booki.cc is intended to be published elsewhere, either under another
> domain, in paper form (ie. books), distributed in electronic formats, or
> re-used in other content."
> 
> I can guess what this might mean for my own manuals: I write them
> using Booki.cc and they get published on the FLOSS Manuals site.  What
> is unclear is how that works for content not published under FLOSS
> Manuals.  Suppose I use Booki.cc to make a better EPUB for the Boy's
> Aviation book I donated to the Internet Archive.  When I'm done I
> remove the IA-generated EPUB and replace it with my own.  When I'm
> done would I delete the book from Booki?  Suppose a teacher wants to
> write a free Algebra textbook in collaboration with some other
> teachers around the country.  The book would be published on the
> Internet Archive as a Community Text.  However, like a FLOSS Manual it
> will be revised and improved from time to time, so it would be useful
> to keep it in Booki.cc indefinitely.  Would that be allowed, or would
> the teacher need to set up his own Booki installation?

good questions...Content can stay in Booki indefinitely, we actually
ahvent designed a mechanism for deletion yet but we should - then again
its all free content so my question is "who has the right to delete
it?"...

adam

> 
> James Simmons
> 
> 
> > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:36:53 +0200
> > From: adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net>
> > To: discuss at lists.flossmanuals.net
> > Subject: [FM Discuss] requirements doc
> > Message-ID: <1277905013.11680.345.camel at esetera>
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> >
> > hi,
> >
> > recently i was asked for a requirements doc for Booki. i have never
> > written one before so here is my first attempt...any feedback very much
> > appreciated:
> >
> >
> > 1.2 Scope
> > Booki is available online as a networked service (http://www.booki.cc)
> > for free. This service is a production tool for the creation of free
> > content and not a publishing/hosting service. Content produced within
> > Booki.cc is intended to be published elsewhere, either under another
> > domain, in paper form (ie. books), distributed in electronic formats, or
> > re-used in other content.
> > Booki can be installed by anyone wishing to utilise this software under
> > their own domain or within private or local networks.
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