Revising Mercurial: The Definitive Guide

[Matt Mackall]

On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 20:23 +0200, Na'Tosha Bard wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Some of you already know, we are starting a community effort to revise
> Mercurial: The Definitive Guide.
> 
> I've been in touch with the original author already.  While we are still
> working out the details of how Bryan wants to be involved in the process
> (specifically reviewing / approving the changes we make), we've been given
> the green light to begin the effort.  I have also been in touch with the
> publisher; I am still waiting to hear back regarding whether they will print
> a 2nd revision of the paper copy of the book.  I'll report back when I know
> something.

Be sure to mention to them that 2.0 is due in November.

> We are still in the early stages and have a lot of details to work out, but
> I propose we start by collecting a list of proposed changes -- topics to
> write about, topics we know need to be updated, etc -- and decide on the
> subject matter before we begin the large-scale writing efforts.  I have
> started a wiki page where everyone can suggest their ideas:
> 
> http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WorkOnRevisingTheDefinitiveGuide

I've added some of the topics we've mentioned before. It'd also be a
good exercise to review the past six months of mailing list, BTS, and
(ugh) Stack Overflow traffic for issues that need covering.

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