I can spare some time to do the on-boarding side of this. -ash
> On 19 Mar 2019, at 16:58, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy > <aizha...@google.com.INVALID> wrote: > > Hello everybody! > > The application process for mentor organizations (projects) starts on April > 2nd. I believe ASF applies as an org and Airflow must submit its *project > ideas list* with that application, like in GSoC. I'll confirm with the ASF > / Comdev whether that'll be the case. > > I can give my full support to administer the process of putting down the > list together, maybe also help on-boarding the tech writer to ASF to reduce > the extra load on others. We would, however, need support from at least two > Airflow committers > <https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/admin-guide> to review > Pull Requests, and support the writer to become familiar with the project > and the tools. > > As the application period approaches, we need to be ready to submit project > ideas list with one or more documentation projects. > > Thanks, > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 11:58 PM Gerard Toonstra <gtoons...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This sounds interesting. I set up the site "ETL with airflow" ages ago and >> it's still getting daily forks / stars on github. >> >> I'm not a tech writer, but have good experience writing documentation and >> would like to learn about the scope and objectives >> and what the docs have to cover that's not already in the current >> documentation. >> >> Rgds, >> >> Gerard >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 5:56 AM Gerardo Curiel <gera...@gerar.do> wrote: >> >>> Hi Aizhamal, >>> >>> Yes, it would be amazing if we could get some help around documentation. >>> There's a few Jira tickets related to this as well. >>> >>> Who would like to be a mentor? >>> >>> On 13 March 2019 at 8:29:41 am, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy ( >>> aizha...@google.com.invalid) wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> TL;DR Google Season of Docs (GSoC for Documentation) was announced >>> yesterday. Airflow can benefit from this program, as it doesn't have a >>> designated technical writer. To participate, an Airflow member can >> directly >>> apply before 23rd April, and if selected, the team will have a chance to >>> receive an experienced technical writer for 3 months helping to improve >> the >>> documentation. >>> >>> >>> Google Season of Docs is the program that brings open source projects and >>> technical writers together [1]. It is similar to Google Summer of Code >> but >>> for Documentation, and the technical writers are not students but >>> experienced folks in the filed. Projects can apply directly, it doesn't >>> have to be through ASF for example. >>> >>> To be a mentor in this program, you don't have to be a technical writer, >>> but you must know the product and the open source well to >> onboard/introduce >>> tech writers to the project and be able to support them during the whole >>> process. >>> >>> I think it will be very beneficial for Airflow to participate, as the >>> survey also pointed out the need for Docs improvement [2]. >>> >>> If there is interest, i will be happy to coordinate the application >> process >>> and support interested mentors. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> A. >>> >>> [1] https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/timeline >>> [2] >>> https://ash.berlintaylor.com/writings/2019/02/airflow-user-survey-2019/ >>> >>> -- >>> Gerardo Curiel // https://gerar.do >>> >> > > > -- > > *Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy* > > Open Source Program Manager > > 646-355-9740 Mobile > > 601 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
