From swaroopch at gmail.com Tue Aug 26 22:05:40 2008 From: swaroopch at gmail.com (Swaroop C H) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:35:40 +0530 Subject: [Byte-of-Python] [Sneak Peek] A Byte of Python 3.0 in the works Message-ID: <48B4B674.4030107@gmail.com> Hello all, Here's a sneak peek into the book being updated for Python 3000: http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python This is NOT public information yet, so please don't spread this link as the book is still being updated. There are many new things here: 1. It's a wiki. Well, this isn't exactly new, I've tried this before but I had to shut it down because of spamming. This time, I'm back with a vengeance. 2. The wiki and book is under the CC BY-SA license. The NC clause is removed. It was becoming a hurdle for translators as well as people who wanted to use the book for genuinely good activities, so I decided it to drop the clause. 3. You can edit the book in real time! If you see a mistake, whether it is a spelling typo or an error in explanation, you can help by clicking on the 'Edit' link in the left sidebar and correct it. If you have a comment or doubt, then click on the 'Discussion' link in the left sidebar and add your thoughts. I am following all changes to the wiki, so I will eventually follow-up on any changes by contributors such as yourselves. Oh, and please do note the following legalese and community guidelines before editing the wiki: http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Notes:Copyrights http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Help:Editing My goal is to finish updating the book when Python 3.0 is released. Bouquets and brickbats welcome. Regards, Swaroop From swaroopch at gmail.com Tue Aug 26 22:08:38 2008 From: swaroopch at gmail.com (Swaroop C H) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:38:38 +0530 Subject: [Byte-of-Python] [Sneak Peek] A Byte of Python 3.0 in the works In-Reply-To: <48B4B674.4030107@gmail.com> References: <48B4B674.4030107@gmail.com> Message-ID: <48B4B726.4090001@gmail.com> Almost forgot: 4. Translators can now create their versions directly on the wiki. The main English is located in the Python_en category. Others can use the Python_de, Python_cn, etc. categories. This is so that it reduces the barrier for translators to work on the text as they had to previously know how to edit/use/transform DocBook XML. Now, all they need to know is the MediaWiki syntax, that's it! Regards, Swaroop Swaroop C H wrote: > Hello all, > > Here's a sneak peek into the book being updated for Python 3000: > http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python > > This is NOT public information yet, so please don't spread this link as > the book is still being updated. > > There are many new things here: > > 1. It's a wiki. Well, this isn't exactly new, I've tried this before but > I had to shut it down because of spamming. This time, I'm back with a > vengeance. > > 2. The wiki and book is under the CC BY-SA license. The NC clause is > removed. It was becoming a hurdle for translators as well as people who > wanted to use the book for genuinely good activities, so I decided it to > drop the clause. > > 3. You can edit the book in real time! If you see a mistake, whether it > is a spelling typo or an error in explanation, you can help by clicking > on the 'Edit' link in the left sidebar and correct it. If you have a > comment or doubt, then click on the 'Discussion' link in the left > sidebar and add your thoughts. > > I am following all changes to the wiki, so I will eventually follow-up > on any changes by contributors such as yourselves. > > Oh, and please do note the following legalese and community guidelines > before editing the wiki: > http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Notes:Copyrights > http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Help:Editing > > My goal is to finish updating the book when Python 3.0 is released. > > Bouquets and brickbats welcome. > > Regards, > Swaroop > > _______________________________________________ > Byte-of-Python mailing list > Byte-of-Python at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/byte-of-python >