On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Joe Brockmeier <j...@zonker.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013, at 07:06 PM, Jessica Tomechak wrote: > > One way the community could help is by making sure the "How to Contribute > > to Docs" part of our wiki is a great as it can be.[1] I feel like our > > docs > > process is pretty straightforward and well explained, witness that > > several > > contributors have been able to self-teach from this wiki. But if anyone > > wants to add more examples, tutorials, etc., that would be awesome. > > Puzzled by the mention of "the community" here. We're all community > here. ;-) > I was referring to the whole community, including myself, you, and all the others. I thought "we" might not be clear enough. Don't worry, I know I'm in it! > Whether the docs process is straightforward, I'm not sure. Getting into > Publican/Docbook is non-trivial. > Well...let's say it is probably easier than learning Java programming. :) > > The wiki doesn't really give much of a guide as far as "here's how you > actually add something to the docs." > > But I'm not even sure that's the problem. Finding documentation > contributors is usually difficult since you really need: > > - Someone who understands the project/product. > - Someone who can write clearly *and* enjoys doing it. > - Someone who meets the above two criteria and isn't already overloaded > with other work. > > Best, > > jzb > -- > Joe Brockmeier > j...@zonker.net > Twitter: @jzb > http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ > I am not adding many more suggestions, simply because I think Radhika has hit it right on the head. We have to go where the writers are. Jessica T.
