On Tue, 22 May 2007, Steve Holden wrote: > But doesn't *everyone* now know that documentation contributions don't > have to be marked up? It's certainly been said enough. Maybe that fact > should be more prominent in the documentation? Then we'll just have to > worry about getting people to read it ... I think the issue is instant gratification. You don't get the satisfaction of seeing your changes unless you're willing to write them in LaTeX, and that's a pretty big barrier -- a lot of what motivates open source volunteers is the sense of fulfillment. (Hence, by the same nature, Wiki-like editing with instant changes visible online will probably greatly increase contributions.) -- ?!ng
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