Re: Project "GNUstep in a Nutshell" ready for FOSDEM 2007

[Sašo Kiselkov]

Quoting hns@computer.org:

> Hi all,
>
> as inidcated, I would like to edit such a book and I really appreciate
> all the hints and offers for help which already appeared here on this
> list.
>
> So, what I am looking for is a book(let) like the O'Reilly Pocket
> Reference series, e.g. GIMP, MySQL, PHP to name some I have myself in
> my bookshelf. This does not mean that we should publish it through
> O'Reilly but it is one option.
>
> These booklets usually have approx. 100 pages.
>
> So, now here comes the main part, a draft for the table of contents:
>
> TOC
> 1. GNUstep for Beginners
> 1.1 Projects using GNUstep
> 1.2 How to install GNUstep
> 1.3 How to operate GNustep
> 2. GNUstep for Users
> 2.1 Overview on Application suite
> 2.2 GNUmail
> 2.3 Workspace
> 2.4 etc.
> 3. Objective-C for Beginners
> 3.1 Benefits of Objective-C
> 3.2 General Overview
> 3.3 The Base and GUI Toolkit Libraries
> 3.4 A Hello World example
> 3.5 Literature
> 4. GNUstep for Developers
> 4.1 How to recompile from scratch
> 4.2 How to use ProjectCenter
> 4.3 How to use GORM
> 4.4 etc.
> 5. Cross-Platform
> 5.1 Linux
> 5.2 Windows
> 5.3 Embedded
> 6. Open Groupware
> 7. Resources
> 8. Links
> Index
>
> On same priority is a project plan and timeline:
>
> Timeline:
> Agree on concept:     E3.2006
> Authors found:                E4.2006
> Receive manuscripts:  E7.2006
> Merge:                        E8.2006
> Send out for Review:  E8.2006
> Work in Feedback:     E10.2006
> Printed (FOSDEM07):   E2.2007
>
>
> And finally, as important as the others: who is doing what.
>
> This is the current list of volunteers:
> * Section GORM - Gregory Casamento
> * Section Embedded - Nikolaus Schaller
>
> * Typesetting & Design - Jesse Ross
> * Proofreading & Review - Gerold Rupprecht
>
> and my suggestions/invitations (based on the presentations from
> FOSDEM):
>
> * Chapter GNUstep for Beginners - Nicolas Roard
> * Chapter Objective-C for Beginners - Nicolas Roard
> * Chapter GNUstep for Developers - Nicolas Roard, Sa�o Kiselkov
> * Chapter OGo - Bjoern Stierand
> * Chapter Cross-Platform - Richard Frith-Macdonald / Wim Oudshoorn
>
> So, more volunteers are welcome. Just propose what chapter/section you
> could contribute to me and I will try to fit it into the table of
> contents.

How about we do some translations as well? I'd happily do the Slovak
translation. Of course, the print-out will be in English only, but we could
make translations available via web download.

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Saso