Hello. My name is Simon Clark (user sclark on Freenode and FAS) and I would like to join the documentation project.
My answers to the standard questions on the wiki are as follows:
- What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?
This is the first time I have worked on a documentation project of this size, although I have written smaller scale documentation before in Dockbook and Latex. I have not used Git before but have worked with SVN. This will also be my first experience of using Publican.
- What level and type of computer skills do you have?
I have been a desktop Linux user since the 1990s. I have also been a sysadmin on Linux/Unix servers, and some other OS, for small companies and for departments in larger organisations.
- What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc.
A lot of work in my day job has focused on requirements management for large information systems, which has given me plenty of experience in discussing technical subjects with non-technical users. I can write code but I don't get much practice and so it takes me a long time to achieve what I want.
- What makes you an excellent match for the project?
We will have to find out how good a match I am, but I start as a willing volunteer with a few hours a week to offer and an interest in learning to help with the documentation.
- GPG KEYID and fingerprint:
pub 2048R/7541F31D 2013-12-31
Key fingerprint = ADC9 D703 11F7 8CAA 88BB BC55 EF2F D1F7 7541 F31D
uid Simon Richard Clark <
simon.richard.clark@gmail.com>
sub 2048R/E92429CC 2013-12-31
As a newcomer to this type of project, I would like to start with
something reasonably straightforward. I have read some of
the recent meeting minutes and mailing list archives and followed some
of the conversations on #fedora-docs. It seems to me that reviewing guides for the Unversioned Docdirs change and taking on some
smaller items from BZ might be a good place to start. Does that sound
OK?
Simon