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Subject:Re: Dlocumentation set for on-demand software From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:46 -0700
Huh? Is there a context in which the components of a documentation set
are not determined by "what the users need"?
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Pro TechWriter
<pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> In your opinion.
> PT
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
> wrote:
>>
>> "What the users need" is common for all documentation, so doesn't
>> address the questions.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Pro TechWriter
>> <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>> > ... My answer was the same as others posted: what the users need.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM, <p -dot- vuncanon -at- att -dot- net> wrote:
> What would you consider the components of a enterprise documentation set to be for an on-demand software company vs. the traditional enterprise software company?
>
> Are there differences in the way you would approach writing for on-demand software as well?
>
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