188 lines
8.7 KiB
HTML
188 lines
8.7 KiB
HTML
<!-- MHonArc v2.5.0b2 -->
|
|
<!--X-Subject: Re: OReilly summit -->
|
|
<!--X-From-R13: Xnar Uerraoret <wnartNvyf.hap.rqh> -->
|
|
<!--X-Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:13:54 -0400 (EDT) -->
|
|
<!--X-Message-Id: Pine.GSO.4.21.0007051912270.22463-100000@ruby.ils.unc.edu -->
|
|
<!--X-Content-Type: text/plain -->
|
|
<!--X-Reference: LYR95674-65437-2000.07.03-13.50.25--janeg#ils.unc.edu@franklin.oit.unc.edu -->
|
|
<!--X-Head-End-->
|
|
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML//EN">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<head>
|
|
<title>Re: OReilly summit</title>
|
|
<link rev="made" href="mailto:janeg@ils.unc.edu">
|
|
</head>
|
|
<body>
|
|
<!--X-Body-Begin-->
|
|
<!--X-User-Header-->
|
|
<!--X-User-Header-End-->
|
|
<!--X-TopPNI-->
|
|
<hr>
|
|
[<a href="msg03145.html">Date Prev</a>][<a href="msg03147.html">Date Next</a>][<a href="msg03126.html">Thread Prev</a>][<a href="msg03114.html">Thread Next</a>][<a href="maillist.html#03146">Date Index</a>][<a href="threads.html#03146">Thread Index</a>]
|
|
<!--X-TopPNI-End-->
|
|
<!--X-MsgBody-->
|
|
<!--X-Subject-Header-Begin-->
|
|
<h1>Re: OReilly summit</h1>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<!--X-Subject-Header-End-->
|
|
<!--X-Head-of-Message-->
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><em>To</em>: LDP-Meta <<A HREF="mailto:ldp-meta@franklin.oit.unc.edu">ldp-meta@franklin.oit.unc.edu</A>></li>
|
|
<li><em>Subject</em>: Re: OReilly summit</li>
|
|
<li><em>From</em>: Jane Greenberg <<A HREF="mailto:janeg@ils.unc.edu">janeg@ils.unc.edu</A>></li>
|
|
<li><em>Date</em>: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:13:02 -0400 (EDT)</li>
|
|
<li><em>Cc</em>: Guylhem Aznar <<A HREF="mailto:guylhem@bigfoot.com">guylhem@bigfoot.com</A>>, Jim Ray <<A HREF="mailto:jimray@metalab.unc.edu">jimray@metalab.unc.edu</A>>, Efron Miles <<A HREF="mailto:mefron@metalab.unc.edu">mefron@metalab.unc.edu</A>>, <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org">ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org</A>, <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.debian.org">ldp-discuss@lists.debian.org</A></li>
|
|
<li><em>In-reply-to</em>: <LYR95674-65437-2000.07.03-13.50.25--janeg#ils.unc.edu@franklin.oit.unc.edu></li>
|
|
<li><em>Resent-date</em>: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:13:54 -0400 (EDT)</li>
|
|
<li><em>Resent-from</em>: <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.debian.org">ldp-discuss@lists.debian.org</A></li>
|
|
<li><em>Resent-message-id</em>: <-f63N.A.hcH.KF8Y5@murphy></li>
|
|
<li><em>Resent-sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss-request@lists.debian.org">ldp-discuss-request@lists.debian.org</A></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<!--X-Head-of-Message-End-->
|
|
<!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin-->
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End-->
|
|
<!--X-Body-of-Message-->
|
|
<pre>
|
|
|
|
yeah Paul, eloquently explained! jg
|
|
|
|
|
|
On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Paul Jones wrote:
|
|
|
|
> Dan and others,
|
|
> I cannot be at the Open Source Conference, but we do have a project that I
|
|
> think will help bring the documentation together the Open Source Metadata
|
|
> Framework (aka OMF) <A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/">http://metalab.unc.edu/osrt/omf/</A>
|
|
> The idea here is to provide easily sharable, standards based,
|
|
> interoperable metadata which is simple enough for authors to create
|
|
> themselves without requiring them to be metadata specialists.
|
|
> metadata can be independent of the document location, format, language
|
|
> etc. think distributable card catalogue here. while it could be placed in
|
|
> a database, it needs to be made transparent to be shared properly. we
|
|
> believe that the OMF can be used to meet these and other requirements that
|
|
> you mention in your note. we have a test set of documents (about 170
|
|
> thanks to greg ferg) so that you can see one implementation of searching
|
|
> and retrieval, but any site could create other versions from the same
|
|
> shared standards based metadata.
|
|
>
|
|
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Dan York wrote:
|
|
>
|
|
> > Guylhem,
|
|
> >
|
|
> > > In 2 weeks I will participate to the OReilly summit, for the free
|
|
> > > software documentation, which will focus on what OR can do to help the
|
|
> > > free software documentation.
|
|
> >
|
|
> > I will also be there and it would be interesting to connect and say hello.
|
|
> > As usual, I will be representing the Linux Professional Institute and
|
|
> > giving a presentation about "Understanding Linux Training and Certification
|
|
> > Opportunities" on July 20th. LPI will also have a booth in their ".org"
|
|
> > area. You can probably find me there - or reach me via my mobile (below).
|
|
> >
|
|
> > > I intend to discuss for ex. the documentation formats, databases/search
|
|
> > > engines, licenses issues, funding of free documentation projects,
|
|
> > > transfert of commercial documents to free documentation ; I will also
|
|
> > > present every single opinion from the LDP contributors, and post a sum
|
|
> > > up after the summit.
|
|
> >
|
|
> > IMHO, all of the above seem to be important issues. I think standardizing
|
|
> > the format of Linux/open source/free documentation is probably among the
|
|
> > most important. Let's make it easy for documentation from the various
|
|
> > projects to be exchanged.
|
|
> >
|
|
> > A second concern is making it easy (or easier) for people to *find* all
|
|
> > of the free documentation. Someone somewhere should have a "meta-directory"
|
|
> > that would allow people to search the docs from LDP, OSWG, FreeBSD and any
|
|
> > other sources of free documentation... including the books publishers open
|
|
> > up under assorted "open" licenses. Maybe such a project is already underway
|
|
> > and I just don't know about it. (If so, please clue me in.) But it seems
|
|
> > that this is necessary. If documents can't all be in one central place (like
|
|
> > the
|
|
> > LDP), then I think there should be some place where people can search *all*
|
|
> > the various repositories of documentation. Something like Google that
|
|
> > can continuously update its own index.
|
|
> >
|
|
> > And of course, there's always the need to have more people write... :-)
|
|
> >
|
|
> > If I think of anything else, I'll pass it along... and I'll look forward
|
|
> > to seeing your panel at the O'Reilly conference.
|
|
> >
|
|
> > Regards,
|
|
> > Dan
|
|
> >
|
|
> > P.S. FWIW, I personally do not believe *all* Linux/opensource/free
|
|
> > documentation
|
|
> > needs to reside in a single place... Linux is all about choice and we need
|
|
> > to leave it open that other sites/projects can be set up... (while encouraging
|
|
> > people to join with existing efforts first before doing their own thing).
|
|
> >
|
|
> > --
|
|
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
|
|
> > Dan York, President, Board of Directors dan@lpi.org
|
|
> > Linux Professional Institute <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/">http://www.lpi.org/</A>
|
|
> > 1-603-264-0129 mobile, 603-268-0691 tel, 603-268-0103 fax
|
|
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
|
|
> >
|
|
> >
|
|
> > --
|
|
> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to ldp-discuss-request@lists.debian.org
|
|
> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
|
|
> >
|
|
> >
|
|
>
|
|
> ==========================================================================
|
|
> Paul Jones
|
|
> "We must protect our precious bodily fluids!" General Jack D Ripper
|
|
> <A HREF="http://MetaLab.unc.edu/pjones/">http://MetaLab.unc.edu/pjones/</A> at the Site Formerly Known As SunSITE.unc.edu
|
|
> pjones@MetaLab.unc.edu voice: (919) 962-7600 fax: (919) 962-8071
|
|
> ===========================================================================
|
|
>
|
|
>
|
|
> ---
|
|
> You are currently subscribed to ldp-meta as: janeg@ils.unc.edu
|
|
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-ldp-meta-95674F@franklin.oit.unc.edu
|
|
>
|
|
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to ldp-discuss-request@lists.debian.org
|
|
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
|
|
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<!--X-Body-of-Message-End-->
|
|
<!--X-MsgBody-End-->
|
|
<!--X-Follow-Ups-->
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<!--X-Follow-Ups-End-->
|
|
<!--X-References-->
|
|
<!--X-References-End-->
|
|
<!--X-BotPNI-->
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Prev by Date:
|
|
<strong><a href="msg03145.html">Re: Interested in updating a mini howto</a></strong>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Next by Date:
|
|
<strong><a href="msg03147.html">RE: Interested in updating a mini howto</a></strong>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Previous by thread:
|
|
<strong><a href="msg03126.html">Re: OReilly summit</a></strong>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Next by thread:
|
|
<strong><a href="msg03114.html">Who do I have to contact for a translation ?</a></strong>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Index(es):
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><a href="maillist.html#03146"><strong>Date</strong></a></li>
|
|
<li><a href="threads.html#03146"><strong>Thread</strong></a></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<!--X-BotPNI-End-->
|
|
<!--X-User-Footer-->
|
|
<!--X-User-Footer-End-->
|
|
</body>
|
|
</html>
|