So Long and Thanks for the Fish -- Migrating from FrameMaker to Flare

[Robert Lauriston]

Why not share your reasons for migrating with the list? It's not like
this is a fan club, I think a lot of FM users are looking for a
practical migration path. It would be interesting to hear a current
comparison of the two.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Joseph Lorenzini <jaloren at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have used FrameMaker for over 5 years. I have used it to produce thousands
> of pages of documentation. And I honestly thought that FM was a great
> tool...for a time. Plus, the community was super helpful.
>
> So its with some regret that I am telling you that I am leaving this
> community and the TCS suite. I am adopting Flare as a replacement. Please
> note I am no evangelist of Flare nor do I think that there's One Right Tool.
> FrameMaker can be a great solution for some and if works for you then great.
> The reasons why I made this choice were driven by a specific business and
> use case
>
> There are many reasons for this but that would cause this post to grow quite
> large and I didn't want to flood this community with a gigantic post about
> why I am not using its tool anymore.
>
> That said, my experience of why and how i migrated may be of interest to
> others in this forum. If you'd like a detailed explanation and are curious
> to learn more, I would be happy to share those details with you offline.
> Feel free to email me.