[FM Discuss] Introduction to the Command Line: authors wanted

[Andy Oram]

I'm glad FLOSS Manuals has a wiki, Mick. But because the Free Software
Foundation already set up a wiki page for us, as I reported earlier in this
email thread, let's use that for the Introduction to the Command Line:

*https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Ittcl <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Ittcl>*
Jaysinh, I greatly appreciate the thorough review of the book, and your
fixes. My understanding of the FLOSS Manuals process (which someone else
can comment on) is this: anyone can change the "write" online copy of the
book. The change doesn't go into the "read"  or print copy until it is
approved by someone who is given authority by FLOSS Manuals. Nobody has
taken on that authority so far. I personally can see that the $args bug you
pointed out is a real error, and probably your other fixes are correct too.
I think we were all waiting until we did an official revision of the book
before releasing fixes. But we have been waiting too long. I am willing to
try to commit the fixes to the "read" version over the next week.

I also added Jaysinh's euggestion for exercises to the FSF wiki.

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On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 1:51 AM, mick at flossmanuals.net <
mick at flossmanuals.net> wrote:

> Hi Andy,
>
> I would agree that a separate space for the blow by blow rather than
> this list would be good.
>
> We are moving to gitlab wiki for some things - you would be welcome to
> use that space. That would be nice for the FM community too.
> https://gitlab.com/flossmanuals/fm_booktype/wikis/home
>
> In terms of a user manual for Omnibook / Booktype to send people to. I
> think this is the up to date one.
> http://sourcefabric.booktype.pro/booktype-24-for-authors-
> and-publishers/what-is-booktype/
>
> Thanks
> Mick
>
> On 14/06/18 00:37, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> > On 06/13/2018 04:41 PM, Andy Oram wrote:
> >> Thanks again, Greg. Let me ask a general question: do members of this
> >> list want a detailed discussion on this list about items to add, remove,
> >> and update in the book? I know that details about FLOSS Manuals books
> >> are sometimes discussed on this list, but I don't want to overload
> >> everybody's email boxes. On the other hand, the wiki at the Free
> >> Software Foundation is not as appropriate for discussion as email
> >> (hopefully to be archived).
> >>
> > I've been a member for many years, yet not necessarily so active, but I
> > haven't seen that very much. I would think that discussions about the
> > editing and content should take place in its own space.
> >
> > We'll need to see Mick Chesterman weigh in on this.
> >
> > Greg
> >
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