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On 11/26/2010 04:24 PM, Eric "Sparks" Christensen wrote:
> On 11/24/2010 11:28 AM, Dilip P Kumasi wrote:
>> Hello Everyone.
>
>> I am a newbie, and unfortunately, have been a newbie for a very long
>> time now. The two biggest hurdles that are stopping me from making any
>> progress are
>> 1. I am afraid I might break something
>
> I wouldn't be afraid of breaking anything. Our source repositories have
> the ability to roll back any changes that were made.
>
>> 2. I can't figure out where I can fit in the docs team.
>
> I haven't seen you in the Docs IRC room or at any of the meetings. Have
> you been interacting with other members? I wonder what your interests
> are and if those interests could translate into work in an existing
> guide or a new guide.
>
>
>> To solve the first problem, I want to ask if it is possible to start a
>> "Hello World" doc: A doc meant exclusively for newbies, that never
gets
>> published for any release, where everyone is welcome to jump in and get
>> comfortable with the process without worrying about breaking something.
>
> I like this idea. Of course you could do this on your own by generating
> a guide, new or existing, on your own computer.
>
>> Can this be done?
>
> If you would like to have a git repository to experiment with I'm sure
> that can be arranged. Otherwise you can create and build your own
> guides on your computer using Publican.
>
>> --Dilip
>
> --Eric
Hi Dilip and welcome!
I also like the idea of people creating a sandbox doc so they can get
comfortable with all the different tools. This could be done using a
fedorapeople account I think, since that now has git support. [0]
As Eric said though, I think the best first step to really get involved
would be to get onto the #fedora-docs IRC channel. If you don't already
use IRC, this [1] should help!
[0]
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
[1]
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_use_IRC
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I have been on the IRC (with nickname: kambu)
but never realized it was
this important. Thank you for mentioning this, I shall be more active on
the fedora-docs channel.
I wonder how many people are interested in a sandbox doc for the whole
community. I can play with Publican and a git repository on my computer
if I am the only one who wants to do this. If anybody else is interested
in this, then probably we can try a git repository using a fedorapeople
account.
-Dilip (kambu)