RE: [docbook-tc] FW: DOCBOOK: DocBook community of users

Excellent idea.

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Karl F. Best
OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
978.667.5115 x206
  http://www.oasis-open.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Smith [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:32 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [docbook-tc] FW: DOCBOOK: DocBook community of users
>
>
> I'd like to add an item to the Dec 18 telcon agenda to discuss the
> possibility of creating an official TC-maintained "Organizations known
> to be using DocBook" list on (or linked to on) the OASIS home page.
>
> Having such a list would make it easier to respond to "who's using
> DocBook" queries like the one attached, which was posted today to the
> general mailing list.
>
> I think all we'd need is to have a short list of organization names
> along with an e-mail address of whoever the "DocBook contact" for each
> organization might be, and (maybe) a short description of what the
> organization is using DocBook to produce.
>
> For example, I just learned the other day through Ken Holman that
> "Online-Learning.com" is using DocBook to author their online training
> courseware, and also (currently) to maintain their website, so:
>
>   Online-Learning.com           
>
>     Online-Learning.com, a provider of training courses for technical
>     writers and Web professionals, uses DocBook to produce their
>     online training courseware and maintain their website.
>
> I can take the action item on maintaining it, but could definitely use
> help in gathering the organization names and details for the initial
> list.
>
>    --Mike
>
>
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