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    <title>GNOME Handbook of Writing Software Documentation V&version;</title>

    <copyright>
      <year>2000</year>
      <holder>Red Hat, Inc.</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2000</year>
      <holder>Daniel Mueth</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2000</year>
      <holder>Alexander Kirillov</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2002</year>
      <holder>Eric Baudais</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2002</year>
      <holder>Eugene O'Connor</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2002</year>
      <holder>John Fleck</holder>
    </copyright>
    <copyright>
      <year>2003</year>
      <holder>John Fleck</holder>
    </copyright>

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      <author>
        <firstname>David</firstname>
        <surname>Mason</surname>
        <affiliation>
          <orgname>Red Hat, Inc.</orgname>
          <address>
            <email>dcm@redhat.com</email>
          </address>
        </affiliation>
      </author>

      <author>
        <firstname>Daniel</firstname>
        <surname>Mueth</surname>
        <affiliation>
          <address>
            <email>d-mueth@uchicago.edu</email>
          </address>
        </affiliation>
      </author>

      <author>
        <firstname>Alexander</firstname>
        <surname>Kirillov</surname>
        <affiliation>
          <address>
            <email>kirillov@math.sunysb.edu</email>
          </address>
        </affiliation>
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      <author>
        <firstname>Eric</firstname>
        <surname>Baudais</surname>
        <affiliation>
          <address>
            <email>baudais@kkpsi.org</email>
          </address>
        </affiliation>
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      <author>
        <firstname>Eugene</firstname>
        <surname>O'Connor</surname>
        <affiliation>
          <address>
            <email>eugene.oconnor@sun.com</email>
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        </affiliation>
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      <author>
        <firstname>John</firstname>
        <surname>Fleck</surname>
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            <email>jfleck@inkstain.org</email>
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    <publisher role="maintainer">
      <publishername>GNOME Documentation Project</publishername>
      <address><email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email></address>
    </publisher>

    <abstract role="description">
      <para>Instructions and guidelines on writing documentation for software.</para>
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    <releaseinfo revision="2.24" role="incomplete"/>

    <revhistory>
      <revision>
        <revnumber>
          GNOME Handbook V&version;
        </revnumber>
        <date>2002-06-01</date>
        <revdescription>
          <para role="author">Eric Baudais
          <email>baudais@kkpsi.org</email>
          </para>
          <para role="author">Eugene O'Connor
          <email>eugene.oconnor@sun.com</email>
          </para>
          <para role="author">John Fleck
          <email>jfleck@inkstain.org</email>
          </para>
          <para role="publisher">
            GNOME Documentation Project
          </para>
        </revdescription>
      </revision>
      <revision>
        <revnumber>
          GNOME Handbook V0.99
        </revnumber>
        <date>2002-04-15</date>
        <revdescription>
          <para role="author">David Mason, RedHat Inc.
          <email>dcm@redhat.com</email>
          </para>
          <para role="author">Daniel Mueth
          <email>dmueth@alumni.uchicago.edu</email>
          </para>
          <para role="author">Alexander Kirillov
          <email>kirillov@math.sunysb.edu</email>
          </para>
          <para role="publisher">
            GNOME Documentation Project
          </para>
        </revdescription>
      </revision>
    </revhistory>
    
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