Put it this way: a large number of production houses that use blender are still using 2.49. The reason is, it's really the last time that stability and documentation were up to the needs of a production house.<br><br>
The problem is, our fast moving target. How do we keep documentation maintainable? Blender doesn't stick around the same town for long - it's off to new adventures every 2 months. On the other hand, how does wikipedia stay stable? It's really about creating a welcoming environment for the thousands among the hundreds of thousands of users who would like to contribute.<br>
<br>On a personal note, when i was digging in to blender to teach some youngsters, i relied on video tutorials first and wiki second. I started out wiki first, but got frustrated that my search often gave me a 2.49 page and half the time there was no 2.59 update. The vids are sweet, but only cover an even smaller fraction and ditto the version problems.<br>
<br>I think it would be worth discussing with Ton and others about having a very stable build (bug count under 50) and setting that as the target for getting and keeping docs up to date.<br><br>I would prioritize tour-de-force efforts by individuals to convert major fractions of the wiki below<br>
<br>1. tools and infrastructure for a smooth editing process<br>2 developing a strong community of core developers<br>3. developing a really welcoming community for casual contributors<br>4. developing strong ties between core developers and core wiki team members<br>
<br>Of course, if tour-de-foce is what you have to offer, we'll take that too. But try to include as much of 1-4 in the effort as possible.<br><br>I'm just starting on my second month at new work, so i'll be focused on that for till end of december, but come jan, i hope to be able to contribute a little and organize a lot with the rest of the core team.<br>
<br>kesten<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Jim Tucker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.tucker@live.co.uk" target="_blank">jim.tucker@live.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Hi everyone,<br>Following my look at the current state of the Blender wiki manual, I was about to start on proposals for a new phase of wiki update work.<br> <br>But I'm not about to waste my time with unwanted effort. So first, I would like to ask:<br>
<br> "DO WE NEED A WIKI MANUAL ANY MORE?"<br> <br>I would like to hear other views on this. Any docboard replies welcome, and I will try and get onto IRC blenderwiki channel later today (i.e. Sun 02/12/2012, 1400 UTC) <br>
to see if anyone is interested in discussing there. <br> <br> <br>Regards,<br>Jim Tucker (sculptorjim)<br> </div></div>
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