Transition to Mallard?

[Kyle Nitzsche]

Matthew East wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Kyle Nitzsche
> <kyle.nitzsche at canonical.com> wrote:
>   
>>  * simpler syntax: docbook isn't that hard for writers. If you can't
>> deal with it, should you really be writing docs?
>>     
>
> Quite aside from the merits of this discussion, which is definitely
> interesting, this isn't an attitude that I want to see projected by
> the documentation team to potential contributors and for that reason I
> feel compelled to reply to it.
>
> I agree that docbook isn't impossible to get to learn and can be
> picked up with a certain amount of practice, but anyone who has worked
> with a volunteer group like this one for any extended period knows
> that it does get in the way, and it is a barrier to entry. We welcome
> contributions from any member of the community, whether they feel
> comfortable with docbook or not. That's one of the reasons why we
> welcome contributions in plain text, or via wiki markup. It's
> absolutely not true that anyone who isn't comfortable with dealing
> with docbook isn't welcome in this team or is unable to contribute to
> our documentation.
>
>   
I stand corrected on this point. :)

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