Am 06.06.2017 um 14:20 schrieb brynn: > Hi Marietta and Everyone, > That was my fault. When you first messaged me, I didn't notice > that you messaged me privately, off-list. So everything I said, I > thought everyone else was reading (except for the last one, where I > realized it, and shared some personal info). > > One of the things I said, which I thought the whole list was > seeing, is getting Marietta's account connected with the manual.
- No need to do that. Just join the group as is described in the email that started this, then start working :) > I > couldn't figure out how to do it. I can see, apparently, everyone who > is reg'd for Floss Manuals profiles. But I don't see how to get into > them to change anything. I'm not sure if that has happened yet? Looks > like not? I'll send Maren your username, and she can get it set properly. > > Maren (it's Maren, not Marten) could be called the project > manager, but C R and I are also co-admins (just in case Maren is not > available for some urgent admin-level need). - It's Elisa, CR and you, Brynn, who have admin permissions, in addition to myself as the 'owner' of the book - which doesn't amount to much, because there's not really a lot that an admin can do more than a normal user. This has been done to ensure that there will be someone at the Hackfest who does have access to all the functionality, in case it's needed, and to have a fallback who can create new versions, in case something happens to me ;-) (we do have too little redundancy in this project in many places). Also, to honor the people who have shown the largest interest in this with some additional responsibility :P Kind Regards, Maren > For everyone else, Marietta certainly has the kind of skills we > can use in this project! It's up to her whether, or how much she wants > to participate. Marietta, you could certainly jump in, even if you just > notice a word or phrase which could be better. Just to get your feet > wet (as soon as your account is set properly). > > When you see that you're set up, go to the Notes tab, and read > through the guidelines. Then you can decide if there's something you'd > like to do. > > Sorry for the mix-up. And congrats for sticking with it, and > speaking up again. > > All best, > brynn > > > -----Original Message----- From: Marietta Walker > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 12:20 PM > To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] [Inkscape-devel] News item about the new > manual work? > > Thank you Marten, > > I have been in touch with Brynn and I have offered to help if I can. > But I too was wondering who is the Project Manager, handling the task > analysis and the work assignments. I really don't think you can have a > project of this level, with multiple people involved, and not have > someone assessing skill levels, tracking task completion, determining > milestones, and communicating progress. > > Your Project Manager must also be given the authority to ask questions > related to the tasks and resources needed to complete the assigned > progress and to expect an answer. I have been waiting for someone to > contact me related to the skill set I possess to let me know if I can > help at all. > > Brynn I am sorry, I thought you were the Project Manager, so I shared my > skill set with you, thinking you were putting together people and skills. > > Maren seems to be moving along and as she mentioned, you do need someone > familiar with Inkscape, which I am not. I just started using it a few > months ago to do basic 2D drawings for quilting projects. > > If I can help, I will be glad to do so, but I do have limitations in > knowing the software. > > Regards > Marietta > > On 6/4/2017 10:09 AM, Martin Owens wrote: >> Can someone help Maren? >> >> I feel like a news article and a deviantArt post would be useful for >> drumming up volunteers. >> >> But also, for a project director when just getting started, it's useful >> to hand out jobs, so people know that they are needed and that they >> don't have to think too much about which of the jobs they should do >> while figuring out the software/editing platform. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Best Regards, Martin Owens >> >> On Sun, 2017-06-04 at 14:46 +0200, Maren Hachmann wrote: >>> CR, I have been translating (and fixing contents as I go) 1-2 >>> chapters >>> each day for the last 2.5 weeks and am more than halfway through (35 >>> chapters done, 24 left to do). There wasn't anyone else to be seen >>> around, after the first week, when one person translated a chapter >>> (unfortunately they picked the only one that needs to be rewritten >>> from >>> scratch, because Inkscape changed), and two people proofread a couple >>> of >>> chapters (thank you!!!). Well, and a couple of days ago, someone >>> seems >>> to have accidentally wiped all the notes on the book, that were >>> supposed >>> to help get people started (or maybe it was a platform bug). >>> >>> I'd be glad to see some proofreading and styling/screenshooting >>> people >>> get on board, so we can continue seamlessly after I'm through with >>> translating. >>> >>> I'm a bit disappointed about everyone being so engaged and vocal >>> about >>> helping/liking the action, and now me working on it alone for > 2 >>> weeks >>> already. >>> But that's normal, I guess - it was the reason why I haven't started >>> this earlier, and I felt ready to take it on now, no matter what. >>> >>> Anyway, I'm going to continue to plow through, then translations will >>> be >>> ready before the hackfest. In parallel, I'm going to be plowing >>> through >>> my new garden, and to help fix up someone else's house, so I expect >>> to >>> not have time for much else. >>> >>> I'd be glad if someone could try and reengage people to help with the >>> manual (preferably people who are able to work independently and know >>> Inkscape inside out, or who concentrate on something they really do >>> well, like fixing up language or styling). >>> >>> There are more than enough open tasks: >>> from CSS to cover design, to screenshooting, to consistency checking >>> and >>> layouting, to improving on my more or less weird English, to adding >>> missing content (or perhaps, translating, of course). >>> >>> And yet, when we do this, I think it's important to take care to >>> honor >>> the underlying 'Keep it simple and as short as possible' concept of >>> the >>> book, which would make it possible for young teenagers to use it to >>> get >>> started, without much theoretical ballast. >>> Elisa seems to have invested a *lot* of thought into how she built up >>> the chapters and when to start teaching which concept. I suspect her >>> concept stems from experience in teaching live Inkscape courses. >>> >>> Maren >>> >>> Am 04.06.2017 um 13:32 schrieb C R: >>>> I'd say let's wait and do a progress report, so we can say that >>>> we're >>>> making progress on it, rather than just that we've decided to do >>>> it. I >>>> plan on helping this area of the project much more after I handle >>>> the >>>> hackfest swag. It would be better to have a more or less complete >>>> manual before we announce it to the public, unless it's a call for >>>> help with it. >>>> >>>> If it's a call for help with that area of the project, then go >>>> ahead, though. :) >>>> >>>> Thanks for the amazing amount of work you're doing for the project, >>>> brynn. It's definitely helping drive my own motivation for Inkscape >>>> project work. :) >>>> >>>> -C >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 12:17 PM, brynn <br...@frii.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi Friends, >>>>> As I'm writing up a quick draft to announce the upcoming >>>>> hackfest, I >>>>> suddenly wondered if it might be a good idea to write a short >>>>> item about the >>>>> recent new work on the new manual? >>>>> >>>>> I could do that, after I finish the hackfest article. I'm >>>>> thinking >>>>> Maren might be able to get all the details correct, the first >>>>> time around? >>>>> Although I don't mean to volunteer her. As I said, I could do it >>>>> myself, if >>>>> we decide to do it. >>>>> >>>>> I think it would help in community-building, to keep the >>>>> wider >>>>> community up to date about these things. What do other manual >>>>> workers and >>>>> Docs list subscribers think? >>>>> >>>>> All best, >>>>> brynn >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> --------------- >>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Inkscape-devel mailing list >>>>> inkscape-de...@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ------------- >>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Inkscape-devel mailing list >>>> inkscape-de...@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ----------- >>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Inkscape-docs mailing list >>> Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-docs mailing list >> Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-docs mailing list > Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
