Re: [gentoo-dev] New project: Handbook
On 10/14/2016 03:12 AM, Daniel Campbell wrote: > On 10/14/2016 01:24 AM, Matthew Marchese wrote: >> All, >> >> After _many_ essential and necessary years of service the Gentoo >> Documentation Project (GDP) has fulfilled its purpose[1][2] and is in >> the process of being phased out. >> >> As a platform, the wiki has enabled every Gentoo developer (not just >> those in the Documentation team) and many in the community to maintain >> Gentoo documentation. All the relevant "HOWTO" articles and other >> articles produced by former GDP members (and other contributors) have >> long since moved to publicly editable wiki namespace. These days the >> community and every Gentoo developer should step up to the plate from >> time-to-time and maintain the docs. >> >> There is very little that is currently "locked down" on the wiki. The >> Handbook (and everything else in the Handbook namespace) is one >> exception to what is publicly editable. Since it contains our official >> and crucial installation instructions; it is a bit risky to put it >> publicly editable namespace. This creates an inherent 'who's responsible >> to keep it updated?' So, in order to clarify who will continue to assume >> responsibility for the Gentoo Handbook, the Handbook project has been >> newly formed as a sub-project of the Wiki project. Currently just SwifT >> and me are in this new project, but anyone who's interested in >> updating/maintaining the Handbook is welcome to join. >> >> Here are our current goals, short and sweet: >> >> 1. Actively modernize and maintain the official Gentoo Handbook >> documentation in the Handbook: namespace. >> 2. Handle 'marking' the Handbook for translation. >> 3. Maintain the Handbook Development guide. >> >> Comments on these are welcome. >> >> Suggestions for Handbook updates or fixes can be left on each page's >> discussion page. Among other areas of contribution, those who are a part >> of this project will make it a priority to respond to these queries. >> >> I suspect next we'll need an e-mail address separate from the wiki's >> mail address. Other than that we'll still all hang out in #gentoo-wiki >> on Freenode and continue advancing Gentoo to a better place. Again, >> comments are welcome. >> >> Kind regards, >> Maffblaster >> >> [1] >> https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/892f335a04fb7e372116ca3e6b2d0c84 >> [2] >> https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/944b4b36ab3883c6b223a240feb42fb8 >> >> > Whatever structure that will allow wiki building to continue and reduce > any possible confusion is a win in my book. > > Devs interested would need to then join the wiki project then, correct? > No. They'd only need to directly join the Handbook project. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] New project: Handbook
On 10/14/2016 01:24 AM, Matthew Marchese wrote: > All, > > After _many_ essential and necessary years of service the Gentoo > Documentation Project (GDP) has fulfilled its purpose[1][2] and is in > the process of being phased out. > > As a platform, the wiki has enabled every Gentoo developer (not just > those in the Documentation team) and many in the community to maintain > Gentoo documentation. All the relevant "HOWTO" articles and other > articles produced by former GDP members (and other contributors) have > long since moved to publicly editable wiki namespace. These days the > community and every Gentoo developer should step up to the plate from > time-to-time and maintain the docs. > > There is very little that is currently "locked down" on the wiki. The > Handbook (and everything else in the Handbook namespace) is one > exception to what is publicly editable. Since it contains our official > and crucial installation instructions; it is a bit risky to put it > publicly editable namespace. This creates an inherent 'who's responsible > to keep it updated?' So, in order to clarify who will continue to assume > responsibility for the Gentoo Handbook, the Handbook project has been > newly formed as a sub-project of the Wiki project. Currently just SwifT > and me are in this new project, but anyone who's interested in > updating/maintaining the Handbook is welcome to join. > > Here are our current goals, short and sweet: > > 1. Actively modernize and maintain the official Gentoo Handbook > documentation in the Handbook: namespace. > 2. Handle 'marking' the Handbook for translation. > 3. Maintain the Handbook Development guide. > > Comments on these are welcome. > > Suggestions for Handbook updates or fixes can be left on each page's > discussion page. Among other areas of contribution, those who are a part > of this project will make it a priority to respond to these queries. > > I suspect next we'll need an e-mail address separate from the wiki's > mail address. Other than that we'll still all hang out in #gentoo-wiki > on Freenode and continue advancing Gentoo to a better place. Again, > comments are welcome. > > Kind regards, > Maffblaster > > [1] > https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/892f335a04fb7e372116ca3e6b2d0c84 > [2] > https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/944b4b36ab3883c6b223a240feb42fb8 > > Whatever structure that will allow wiki building to continue and reduce any possible confusion is a win in my book. Devs interested would need to then join the wiki project then, correct? -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] New project: Handbook
On Friday, October 14, 2016 5:24:02 PM JST, Matthew Marchese wrote: All, After _many_ essential and necessary years of service the Gentoo Documentation Project (GDP) has fulfilled its purpose[1][2] and is in the process of being phased out. As a platform, the wiki has enabled every Gentoo developer (not just those in the Documentation team) and many in the community to maintain Gentoo documentation. All the relevant "HOWTO" articles and other articles produced by former GDP members (and other contributors) have long since moved to publicly editable wiki namespace. These days the community and every Gentoo developer should step up to the plate from time-to-time and maintain the docs. There is very little that is currently "locked down" on the wiki. The Handbook (and everything else in the Handbook namespace) is one exception to what is publicly editable. Since it contains our official and crucial installation instructions; it is a bit risky to put it publicly editable namespace. This creates an inherent 'who's responsible to keep it updated?' So, in order to clarify who will continue to assume responsibility for the Gentoo Handbook, the Handbook project has been newly formed as a sub-project of the Wiki project. Currently just SwifT and me are in this new project, but anyone who's interested in updating/maintaining the Handbook is welcome to join. Here are our current goals, short and sweet: 1. Actively modernize and maintain the official Gentoo Handbook documentation in the Handbook: namespace. 2. Handle 'marking' the Handbook for translation. 3. Maintain the Handbook Development guide. Comments on these are welcome. Suggestions for Handbook updates or fixes can be left on each page's discussion page. Among other areas of contribution, those who are a part of this project will make it a priority to respond to these queries. I suspect next we'll need an e-mail address separate from the wiki's mail address. Other than that we'll still all hang out in #gentoo-wiki on Freenode and continue advancing Gentoo to a better place. Again, comments are welcome. Kind regards, Maffblaster [1] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/892f335a04fb7e372116ca3e6b2d0c84 [2] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/944b4b36ab3883c6b223a240feb42fb8 Thank you all for maintaining the handbook and ensuring such a crucial portion of Gentoo is maintained! -Aaron
[gentoo-dev] New project: Handbook
All, After _many_ essential and necessary years of service the Gentoo Documentation Project (GDP) has fulfilled its purpose[1][2] and is in the process of being phased out. As a platform, the wiki has enabled every Gentoo developer (not just those in the Documentation team) and many in the community to maintain Gentoo documentation. All the relevant "HOWTO" articles and other articles produced by former GDP members (and other contributors) have long since moved to publicly editable wiki namespace. These days the community and every Gentoo developer should step up to the plate from time-to-time and maintain the docs. There is very little that is currently "locked down" on the wiki. The Handbook (and everything else in the Handbook namespace) is one exception to what is publicly editable. Since it contains our official and crucial installation instructions; it is a bit risky to put it publicly editable namespace. This creates an inherent 'who's responsible to keep it updated?' So, in order to clarify who will continue to assume responsibility for the Gentoo Handbook, the Handbook project has been newly formed as a sub-project of the Wiki project. Currently just SwifT and me are in this new project, but anyone who's interested in updating/maintaining the Handbook is welcome to join. Here are our current goals, short and sweet: 1. Actively modernize and maintain the official Gentoo Handbook documentation in the Handbook: namespace. 2. Handle 'marking' the Handbook for translation. 3. Maintain the Handbook Development guide. Comments on these are welcome. Suggestions for Handbook updates or fixes can be left on each page's discussion page. Among other areas of contribution, those who are a part of this project will make it a priority to respond to these queries. I suspect next we'll need an e-mail address separate from the wiki's mail address. Other than that we'll still all hang out in #gentoo-wiki on Freenode and continue advancing Gentoo to a better place. Again, comments are welcome. Kind regards, Maffblaster [1] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/892f335a04fb7e372116ca3e6b2d0c84 [2] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-doc/message/944b4b36ab3883c6b223a240feb42fb8
