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Subject:Re: Assumption of Knowledge From:Heli Roosild <HeliR -at- MSMAILHQ -dot- NETIMAGE -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 10 Feb 1995 09:01:00 PST
Glen Accardo wrote:
> I call myself an author because I did all
>the research, came to an in-depth understanding of the product, planned
>the manuals, wrote the text, made the graphics, did the editing (other
>folks helped here, however), did the publishing, and only gave up control
>for reproduction and inventory.
This is my view of true technical writing as well. Time constraints may
sometimes prevent me from doing everything all the time. But anything less
than this is less than satisfying.
--Heli
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