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Subject:Manuals and Copyright Infringement From:"Eric L. Dunn" <edunn -at- TRANSPORT -dot- BOMBARDIER -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:16:31 -0500
If you are going to produce a software help/instruction manual/book, how
much information can you 'lift' from the instruction manuals that come with
the software.
In most cases all the information already exists in the documentation that
came with the software. What is usually lacking is either the organisation
or a few how-to, task oriented instructions.
Any advise from those that currently do aftermarket software documentation?
