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Re: A wiki for docs? Doku-Wiki and how to set it up...
Subject:Re: A wiki for docs? Doku-Wiki and how to set it up... From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:32:39 -0800
Having a single set of docs online means that users accessing them are
always getting the most current version--even if they're running an
older version that works differently.
It also makes offline access and printing problematic.
There are times when a wiki is the best solution, but for core
documentation, I think single-source tools such as FrameMaker and
XMetal make more sense.
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 6:44 AM, David Neeley <dbneeley -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> ... having docs online means you can revise them at will so
> that you are sure that those accessing them are always getting the
> most current version. This has impact to the bottom line, too, as you
> can clarify points that otherwise may result in tech support calls
> (and costs). ...
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