[documentation] Book update

[Chris Kennedy]

http://drupal.org/features is also an important page to update for the
Drupal 5.0 release. I'd like to see a general reorganization of the
content as well. I might post something to
http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-marketing in a few days.

Some comparison pages:
 * http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features.html
 * http://wordpress.org/about/features/
 * http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/features
 * http://plone.org/about/plone/
 * http://mamboserver.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=86
 * http://www.postnuke.com/module-pages-display-pid-9.html

I also noticed that when searching for "content management system" on
google, drupal comes up as the 3rd link
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22content+management+system%22).
Not too shabby.

.ck

Boris Mann wrote:
> Thanks for the call to action, Steven.
> 
> On 12/14/06, *Steven Peck* <speck at blkmtn.org <mailto:speck at blkmtn.org>>
> wrote:
> 
>     Is everyone having fun with getting ready for the 5.0 release ?  Good!
> 
>     The handbook has evolved and each time it worked for it' s evolution
>     to a degree and changed the nature of the questions asked .  So now
>     it' s time for the next evolution.  Our audience has changed.  I am
>     after achievable goals.
> 
>     So, my thoughts on achievable goals …  Rewrite/re-org the
>     Installation and configuration book.
> 
>     Make it' s primary focus installing and configuring Drupal core. 
>     Nothing else.  In a beginning to end – start to finish format, w ith
>     screen shots and an appendix.   I envision this to include an
>     expansion on the End User guide as well.  The end result would be
>     something that could be turned into a video cast or series of video
>     casts.
> 
> I like your approach to focusing on Drupal core. The planning your
> website is a tough one to tackle....in some ways, the core config bits
> tie directly into planning your website. Once the site is installed,
> there are only a few basic areas that EVERYONE will configure -- like
> the main settings around site title etc.
> 
> Does planning get integrated and/or pointed to directly from the config
> section?
> 
> I'm feeling this is almost like a beginner manual...and I'm liking the
> direction...
>  
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