[FM Discuss] fm inspires occupy to make a book

[ale rimoldi]

hi


what i want to do is to translate some manuals in italian and
german and then make them available on the net.

i don't want to create a flossmanuals community nor want to care about a
server setup and maintainance. my concern is really only getting free
documentation for some projects i care for.

there are enough solutions around for typing text and for putting some
pdf or html on the net, so i don't need FM to get the work done.

but since FM is a nice project, i would like to use it as a platform
to make you richer of some new books...

everything is in place, i'm only missing an easy way to start a new
sub-site for a language!


ciao
a.l.e


p.s.: having a booktype in pure php would have helped spreading it on
multiple servers... python is a much nicer language, but it has a
higher entry point...


> 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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