[FM Discuss] fm inspires occupy to make a book

[adam]

i think greenhost would sponsor any fm server...we can always ask the 
manager of gh who is also the chair of fm board (sacha)

adam

On 06/22/2012 11:35 AM, Daniel James wrote:
> Hi a.l.e,
>
>> the biggest issue that blocks me from jumping into flossmanuals is
>> the burden of having to rent (and pay!) a server with python support
>
> If you mean for a particular language server, like Italian, maybe you
> could find a sponsor.
>
>> and having to manage the whole server in a secure way.
>
> Sourcefabric can manage a server for you, but of course that has a cost too.
>
>> (the other issue being that it's hard -- or impossible -- to work
>> offline on the manuals)
>
> I sometimes take notes from a PDF version, then write plain text
> corrections which I paste in later.
>
>> currently, i'm looking for (and working on) an alternative way to
>> create manuals in a collaborative way.
>
> Rather than start another project, I would suggest looking at something
> like git integration for Booktype. Then you could work on your own copy
> offline, and push the changes when you were online.
>
>> the first
>> step should not be to worry about the server: one should right away
>> be able to start translating his first book into his language and
>> publish it.
>
> Ideally, yes, but Booktype needs some development before the translation
> workflow is that smooth. For example when you import a book from another
> Booktype server, you could tag the new copy as being in a certain
> language. This would enable translations to be linked back to their
> original source versions.
>
> For the maintenance of translations, we need side-by-side chapter
> comparisons with highlighted diffs - another place where git integration
> might help. If you would like to help improve the translation workflow,
> that would be very welcome.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
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