[kanchilug] Re: [Ilugc] FOSS Lab Manual Preparation
- From: Shrinivasan T <tshrinivasan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: satyaakam goswami <satyaakam@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:01:52 +0530
> i see some html files too were created using some converters from ascii text
> or it done some other way ? ,
We use asciidoc to create the documentation.
It is just a plain text format, but can be converted to other formats
like HTML,DocBook,LateX,XML and PDF easily.
The HTML files in the repo are the outputs of the asciidoc text documents.
check the asciidoc website for more info.
http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/
> why not we do it in LaTeX itself that way
> any other format can be produced
asciidoc is very very easy than LaTeX as it looks like just a wiki formatting.
> how does one contribute from remote place
> , by sending the patches or being the part of this activity as a commiter ?
Happy to know that you are interested in contributing.
Get the syllabus content from here
http://www.ilugc.in/content/open-source-lab-syllabus-anna-university
You can choose your desired task from the list
http://code.google.com/p/foss-lab-manual/issues/list
Learn asciidoc and start creating lab manual or study material for any topic.
Send us a patch :-)
Will add you as a committer then.
We need more reviewers, editors, proof-readers, content creators.
Please contribute.
> as i asked before once we feel ok about the work who is going to wet it
> or give the stamp and yes this is version 1.0 etc...
This is a community project.
We help the students to face the open source lab in the next semester.
Without these efforts, they will scare to face the lab.
This effort will show the students that there is a big community to
help them to learn the open source technologies.
We only have to check the manual, proof read, edit, fix and have to release.
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Regards,
T.Shrinivasan
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