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September 24, 2008 by annegentle

FLOSS Manuals BookSprint captured in video

FLOSS Manuals BookSprint captured in video

Talk about user-created content. I’ve become a video producer, amateur being the kindest description I can come up with for myself.

I haven’t been posting as much lately because I’ve been working on this video to describe FLOSS Manuals and the recent BookSprint. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Welcome sign
Welcome sign

Looking at the event in the rear view mirror with the camera off, I realize that I’m still blown away by the outcome of seven books being print-ready in a week of writing with about another week of clean-up. Edits are still coming in, which I think is great. The content is continually improving.

Adam Hyde also recently posted to the FLOSS Manuals discussion list that he has solved many of the widows and orphans problems he had with the pretty-print PDF versions. So we’re ready to start taking orders for books. Stay tuned for the best way to order your own copy, we’re working out the logistics.

Also, there’s a new Help Activity available for download that contains all our content from the Sprint. Now that is an exciting outcome – online help that goes right on the laptop.

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