[Dspace-general] 1.5 documentation

[Michele Kimpton]

Dear Laurence and community,

1.5 documentation is available here:
http://www.dspace.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=23&Itemid=63

Currently there is a zip file you must download  that has all the 1.5  
installation and user documentation to date.  This documentation has  
been converted to a manual, with the help of the DSpace Foundation,  
and is currently under review to make sure it is accurate.  We expect  
to have the manual ( in Word, and PDF format) available by next week.   
We are investigating ways to put it out to the community in draft form  
so members of the community can edit and make changes live on the  
document.  The manual for 1.5 is 260 pages long, so this is no small  
task.  If you are interested in helping us review the manual over the  
next week, or how best to publicly edit the document let me know.

Michele Kimpton
DSpace Foundation

Begin forwarded message:

> Dear Dspace community,
>
>
>
> I sincerely have to agree with Dr Kataria.  I am very dis-hearted by  
> the
> fact that so much have been going with the new release of Dspace 1.5,
> but one thing has been seriously lacking.  There aren't any proper
> installation guides available for 1.5, anywhere!!  Even the dspace web
> site still points to version 1.4 only.
>
>
>
> We would like to get settled in on the new 1.5 version asap, but get
> stuck with the maven part of the installation, and that is basically
> that....  It simply doesn't want to install - so what do I do now?   
> IRC
> channel is very quiet, possible because of the time zone.  I have
> connected directly through ADSL, but still no go.  The release notes
> only outlines the steps, but no details on trouble shooting steps are
> provided.  The dspace.org website install notes haven't been updated
> yet.  I cry out to the mountains....
>
>
>
> Please see this email as an indication that people out there seriously
> want to use the system, test it, install it, and try it out.  BUT with
> new features and very little in available documentation or online  
> help,
> it just makes it very, very hard.  Conferences are great, but only a  
> few
> will be able to attend and benefit.  Somebody, please make  
> documentation
> available online.
>
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Laurence
>