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Re: I'm a sucker

To: Stein Gjoen <sgjoen@mail.nyx.net>
Subject: Re: I'm a sucker
From: David Merrill <dcmerrill@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 20:21:28 -0400
Cc: Camille Bégnis <camille@mandrakesoft.com>, ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org
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Stein Gjoen wrote:
> 
> Camille Bégnis wrote:
> > But is it decent/possible to ask writers to change their style to a more
> > "professional" one? Won't they feel betrayed if their documents are
> > dramatically edited?
> 
> This is a potential mine field. First making a style guide would
> possibly help defuse this.

There is a chapter on style in the LAG, although it could be improved.
Its coverage of this issue is weak.

Regards,

-- 
David C. Merrill, Ph.D.
Linux Documentation Project
Collection Editor & Coordinator


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