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Subject:Re: HTML as document source From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 19 Jul 1996 14:27:44 -0700
>When a developer is given the 'source file' to make changes, technical
>writers cannot control the documentation
>* There is no way to control (find out) what changes are incorporated
>into the documentation.
Actually, if the documentation comes under the source code control system,
you should be able to trace documentation changes the same way you trace
code changes. ...RM
Richard Mateosian Freelance Technical Writer
srm -at- c2 -dot- org Copyright 1996 Review Editor, IEEE Micro http://www.c2.org/~srm/ All rights reserved President, Berkeley STC
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