[Firebird-docs] Documentation Site

[Andy C. <an...@ad...>]

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----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Jeff Dodds" <je...@el...>
Newsgroups: sourceforge.firebird-devel
To: <fir...@li...>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 19:42
Subject: Re: [Firebird-devel] Firebird/InterBase Documentation Sources
> Re: Documentation
>   If you are interested in creating new open source documentation for
> Firebird I am interested in helping out.  One of the major problems I =
see
> with the Firebird project is that they don't own the major =
documentation for
> their product, it can't bare the Firebird name, and it can't be =
modified and
> republished.

Thank you.

> I realize this is a Herculean task, but if we take it slow and step by =
step
> it should be possible.

If we take it slow and step by step it may take ten years. If we can get =
a million monkeys working on it it may take only six months.=20

>   I also realize the current documentation is excellently and expertly
> written and that we would not be able to use it, except as a reference
> source.  I would work with the full knowledge and hope that my work =
would
> someday (or quickly) be rewritten and I would freely allow it to be.  =
I
> don't wish to hold any copyright over the material, I think at this =
time, it
> would only slow down the process of building a new documentation =
source.

Great! That's what we need.

>   Do you have a webspace where this new work could begin to be =
published?

As of 2001/04/22 02:32 GMT all these gave "The page cannot be displayed"
    http://www.firebirdsql.org/
    http://firebirdsql.org/
    http://firebirdsql.net/
    http://www.firebirdsql.net/
    http://firebirdsql.com/
    http://www.firebirdsql.com/
I'd like one of them to lead to a web page which has a "Documentation" =
link that leads to what I'm doing. Whether that is stored on IBPhoenix =
or SourceForge or elsewhere. As I understand it, the Domain name / IP =
address link is flexible enough that it can point into such a location, =
and it can be moved if problems arise. As long as it's under the control =
of the Firebird community. I could plop it on LaoNet but the link from =
Vientiane to the rest of the world would slow down everyone. I expect =
that one or more of our Firebird community people will donate space.=20