***BOGO*** Re: [kde-linux] Users guide to KDE?

[Anne Wilson <cannewilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 04 July 2008 08:08:05 david wrote:
> Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > Would be interesting to know what keeps people with writing skills from
> > becoming interested in contributing, for example if there is anything the
> > project could do to be more attractive.
>
> I spent 15 years as a technical writer, writing end user documentation,
> developing training classes and training materials. Like everyone else,
> I have bills to pay. Writing good end user documentation in any form
> takes a lot of time, and nobody seems to be paying writers for any
> contributions.

In the world of OSS, no-one pays most of the devs, either.  They do it for 
love.  Maybe we users need to lavish some of the same love.

Anne
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