Further to Roger's post- Instead of DP resources, Jon/PG may be willing to direct other volunteer resources our way. As for product priority, perhaps something equivalent to the PG self-publishing process could be involved - call it Gutenberg Gold Edition. Don From: Roger Frank Sent: 9/26/2012 4:41 AM To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] blah blah blah blah blah Jon, I feel overwhelmed by the RTT discussion at this point. I wonder if this paragraph summarizes the basics of what has been proposed: The main task is that PG would host a master scan particular to one preferred edition. Along with that master scan would be a text-based version, the RTT, marked up in some currently undefined way, that represents a starting point for anyone who wants to produce a book in any media using any further tools or markup they choose. A related task is that DP would be involved in making the RTT. Also, tools would be developed to take the RTT to various output formats. If that's the heart of it, then at least I understand the goal. If I have it wrong, please correct me. I'm still unclear on the RTT and how it can hold all the information of the original such as italics, superscripts, etc. but this seems less important than the logistics questions: 1. Some have warned that there are at least two miracles in the critical path for this project: one is buy-in from DP/Louise that DP would generate the RTT. There is a sense that DP would not join this work, which is why there is a discussion, I think, of other proofing tools that presumably would be hosted elsewhere and used by other volunteers. 2. The other unlikely critical event is buy-in from PG/Marcello to host/feature the RTT and well-formatted final versions based on that RTT. There is a sense that PG would not join this work, which is why there is a discussion, I think, of having the final versions, derived from the RTT, hosted on other sites. 3. Assuming PG would at least host the RTT, I think the plan included the WWers only having to approve the RTT as it came to them. Are they prepared to do that and relinquish control of the final formatted versions? Is this what they want? Have they been asked? It seems to me that the likely result, if 1-3 were to be taken to their probable conclusions, would be not using DP to do the work and a not using PG to host the RTT-derived final versions. Is that the direction this proposal is going? --Roger _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/mailman/listinfo/gutvol-d