On 01/02/2014 06:51 AM, Simon Clark wrote:
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(a)gmail.com
<mailto: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
Hi Simon, welcome! It is clear you have a lot of experience to share,
and I think you'll make a great addition to the team.
I have sponsored your membership in the docs group. Membership in at
least one group in FAS (besides the CLA) gives you access to fun stuff
like IRC cloaks[1] or email aliases[2]. The CLA stuff gives you wiki
edit access, so feel free to change or update pages as you encounter the
need - there is no lack of pages that need maintenance.
Your plan sounds like a good introduction to our workflow, and I see
you've already sent out one patch. Thanks! If you run out of bugs to cut
your teeth on, new contributors have the best perspective on the
Documentation Guide[3].
We are largely a self-directed group, and a friendly one. Find something
interesting to hack on and jump in, we'll be here if you have any
questions along the way.
[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreenodeCloaks
[2]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EmailAliases
[
3]https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/docs/documentation-guide.git
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