Re: [mv] use of demos as starting point

[Chris Rapier <rapier@psc.edu>]

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> The answer I give myself is simple. There are not enough people out
> there who have enough technical insight in the Minivend source code
> to translate what is happening in the program a.) into MV tag
> syntax and then b.) into English for beginners.

Hey now! None of this defeatist talk!

The most difficult part of any project is getting it started. Taking
that blank piece of paper and making some marks is where much of the
initial difficulty is because people assume they aren't good enough to
do something. 

You know what, honestly you might not be good enough to write
authoritatively on a minivend subject. However, you are good enough to
discuss what is needed, what the subjects should be, how things might be
approached and... shockingly enough... even to write some of the
framework. This framework might have some errors, or unclear examples,
or other problems but then we submit it to the community. They help us
find the errors, they help us reword the confusing parts, they lend
their own insights and ideas to the process. 

Its simply extending the open source idea to the wacky world of
documentation. No, its not a perfect solution and it might also crash
and burn but what the hell? What do we have to lose?
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