rupsty Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 So here goes: There are obviously some really smart, talented people in this forum that use Retrospect. These people have quite a bit of experience using various versions of Retrospect but without a manual it's a matter of trial, error, and this forum to figure out how to use the software. Is there anybody out there who would be willing to write a manual of things that we have learned so far. A sort of RetroWiki if you will. This is a lot to ask for anyone so I propose approaching EMC for a fee to write it. It doesn't seem unreasonable to get compensation for this. As for the reality of getting paid even a little, who knows. I understand the implications of EMC actually supporting a user created manual. I would be interested in doing this myself but I know barely enough to get my own software running, much less write a basic manual. If you all think I'm a fool for even suggesting this, you're probably right. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Great suggestion! Seems that I made this same suggestion months ago: Suggest forum-maintained Wiki manual and Suggest forum-maintained Wiki manual But I won't (can't) take on any responsibility for maintaining it, and I could see flame wars and editorial comments developing on certain topics, particularly where the UI is terrible and the design is bad. It would need to be moderated, and that's a big job. One comment from EMC about why it is taking so long is that the product keeps changing. To me, that indicates lack of a design review / spec on the front end. In less than two weeks, the product will have been out for a year, and it's over four months since the EMC Director of Retrospect Product Development indicated the manual would be finished "in about a month." See the second link above. I know that the Retrospect support team is as frustrated as the users are, which is why I think the Wiki idea is a good one. It's certainly better than nothing, which is what we have now. Russ Edited December 23, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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