2013/1/27 Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> > On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:17 AM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 2013/1/21 Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> > > > >> <snip> > >> > >> Do we want to have a "call for volunteers" soon? Or do you want to > >> make more progress first? > >> > >> -Rob > > > > > > Today I'm at just four pages to end the first bare-bones draft for the > > Writer guide. Beside the fact that I can also write the draft for a Math > > guide I think it is time to think about a call for people that can fill > the > > holes on what I wrote, check my clumsy grammar and start writing on those > > topic I cannot write (Calc, Base, Impress, Draw, Asiatic/complex layout > > language settings and macros). > > > > Maybe we can do the call on two steps, calling first on the forums and > > users mailing list for people with experience on the program (on the > forums > > there are many experienced users) and only afterwards make a more general > > call: to write a complete user guide good will is not enough. > > > > What do you think? > > > > So our ideal volunteer is: > > 1) Already familiar with OpenOffice. They are a user. (A power user? > How do we describe the needed experience level?) > > 2) Can collaborate with others in English on the mailing list. But > does not need to have native facility. Well have editors who can clean > up rough drafts. > > 3) Ideally some experience with technical writing or a motivation to > develop these skills. >
+1 to all three points > > (Do we want also graphic artists, do design a cover, or to create nice > looking diagrams? Or is everything just screen shots?) > For the time being, there are just screen shots. But on the Draw and Impress guide someone with good background as graphic artist could be interesting. > > Maybe also state that we also welcome contributions, under Apache > License, of existing written materials that may be of use for our > efforts. > +1 > > If we can describe the skill level we are looking for we should be > able to advertise this broadly. But we should also think of tasks > that even new users can do. In a sense new users are quite valuable, > since they can "test" draft documentation to verify that the > instructions are accurate and not relying on missing steps and > assumptions. > Indeed. For a "power user" some steps can be regarded as granted: Testing the documentation for missing steps is a must. Regards Ricardo > > -Rob > > > Regards > > Ricardo >
