[wplug] Book published using Open Source software

[Bill Moran]

Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
>
> Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> wrote:
> >
> > Bill Moran wrote:
> > > and I know from first hand experience that all the publishing work was
> > > done exclusively with Open Source software.  He used an Ubuntu system
> > > with OpenOffice for the internal layout, and Scribus for the cover
> > > layout.
> > > 
> > > Because real people can do real work with OSS.
> > 
> > Just as another note in this thread:  I know at least one author who has 
> > published a couple books, all written in Docbook (http://www.docbook.org/).

Another note -- this was not an author, it's an Editor/Publisher.
I can't say what software was used by the authors, but I suspect
it's a mixture.

Different job altogether.  I don't know if many editors use OSS,
but I don't believe there are a lot who do (outside O'Reilly).

-- 
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com