[Techtalk] Resources about Technical Writing?

Kathryn Andersen kat_lists at katspace.homelinux.org
Sun Oct 28 22:18:47 UTC 2007


On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 07:40:55AM -0500, Billie Walsh wrote:
> I don't know anything at all about technical writing except from the 
> user end. But I do have a question for you. Are you writing for 
> "techies" or regular people? From my experience "techies" write for 
> "techies", not for the unwashed masses [ to which I belong ]. If your 
> writing to the masses please use the K.I.S.S. Principle.

Well, I'd say I was writing to the "washed masses"; people who already
know how to use a computer.  I'm not writing "For Dummies" books.

Kathryn Andersen
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