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[Shane M. Coughlan]

N. Edward Matavka wrote:
> This is to inform you of a formal proposal to compile a sufficient body
> of documentation to publish on the OpenGEM web site (with Shane Martin
> Coughlan's coöperation) in portable document or hypertext markup
> format. Please send public-domain or DGPL documentation on an
> *end-user level* to me, Edward Matavka, the project coördinator. I
> accept attachments (in editable format only) and pledge to edit and
> collate everyone's suggestions. I am flexible, but I also must add
> that if no activity occurs for an appreciable amount of time, I will
> terminate the project. Furthermore, I am in search of hosting for this
> project in order to create a homepage until the documentation is
> written or revised (in the case of new versions of GEM).
> Please respond promptly as to acceptance or refusal of proposal; your
> timeliness will be greatly appreciated.

I think it's a good idea.  The key thing would be to create basic
documentation for the GEM desktop to allow a new user to understand
exactly how to use the basic functions of GEM right away, and perhaps to
tell them about things like printing etc.

Regards

Shane