Alexandro Colorado wrote: Alexandro
> I agree and would like to propose a roadmap that people can follow (hands > off) and they can continue ongoing work. emphasizing that if they want to > contribute, they need to self-taught and self-do without waiting for > approval. We just dont have enough resources for a delegating and approving > changes. > I for one am open to any and all suggestions for a road-map of how to get this moving again. I agree also that we do not have the resources for a highly structured delegating and approval style of work, but the history of this list has shown that a certain level of structure is necessary so all members know where we are and what needs doing. > I would want to also understand the better work that we can do in promoting > the documentation project to the rest of the community. Gamification is a > way, or just using the blog and social network to recruit technical > writters. > I am not overly familiar with "gamification:", but it sounds like an interesting approach, can you expand on it a little? We have not done enough with our blog and social media outlets to promote the documentation or to recruit much needed talent. > I also want to know if there is any other idea that can help this project > get off the ground. And finally build a report for the next apache cycle on > what has been achieved on this project. > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Keith N. McKenna < > keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Greetings All; >> >> Just checked the archives and it is just shy of 2.5 years since this >> list was started and what do we have to show for it? Basically nothing. >> There are pieces and sections of guides in various stages of completion, >> but nothing anywhere near ready for final publication. >> >> There has been some work done on various parts of the Guide, but no real >> discussion here. We have a tracking document that is supposed to be used >> so all members of the team know where things are and what is needed but >> it rarely gets used. All of this has to beg the question where are we >> with documentation; do we really want to have the documentation done "in >> house"; and if we do is the process we started 2+ years ago still the >> correct way to go? >> >> I for one firmly believe that not having up to date user documentation >> reflects poorly on the project as a whole. It is time for us to take a >> hard look at what we want to do and come together and try to move >> forward either with what we have or by starting over and re-defining >> what we want and the process to get there. Either that our we have to >> decide that we are just not in a position to this piece and fold. I hope >> that it is not the later. >> >> Respectfully >> Keith N. McKenna >> >> >> >> > >
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