On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 6:31 PM Shobha Tyagi <tyagisho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Clif, > > That is the big reason people could not think of contributing to open > source the project. GNOME community[1] is the most active and great > community we can work with. > > Thanks > Shobha Tyagi > [1] https://www.gnome.org/get-involved/ > [2]https://wiki.gnome.org/Community > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:37 PM Clif Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi William, >> >> Thank you for the pointer to FLOSS Manuals – seems like a great resource. >> The manuals I’ve looked at seem very good, but do little to draw new users >> into the project community. In the FLOSS Manual for Audacity, the only >> reference I see to the project community is a one page appendix “Additional >> Help” which lists resources: user guide, wiki, forum, mailing list, videos, >> IRC. In the FLOSS Manual for Inkscape, I see no references to the project >> community or resources. Does anyone know of FLOSS Manuals that emphasize >> the project community? >> >> >> >> I’m imagining topics like those in italics below – maybe sections or >> sidebars in a manual/tutorial, or maybe a separate tutorial. The idea is to >> help people learn about the project and the community together, so that >> participating & contributing seem as natural as using the software. >> >> >> >> - The Project >> >> - *The Project Community* >> >> - Installing the Software >> >> - Basic Features >> >> - *Finding Information (manuals, FAQs)* >> >> - More Basic Features >> >> - *Asking & Answering Questions (forums, lists, IRC)* >> >> - Intermediate Features >> >> - *Reporting Problems* >> >> - More Intermediate Features >> >> - *Suggesting Features and Changes* >> >> - Advanced Features >> >> - *Contributing to the Community* >> >> >> >> >> >> Clif >> --- >> Clif Kussmaul c...@kussmaul.org http://kussmaul.org +1-484-893-0255 >> EDT=GMT-5 (he/him) >> >> >> >> *From:* William Walter Kinghorn [mailto:willi...@dut.ac.za >> <willi...@dut.ac.za>] >> *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2019 2:19 AM >> *To:* Clif Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [TOS] any interest in activities to introduce FOSS >> projects? >> >> >> >> Hi clif, >> >> >> >> Have a look at FLOSS Manuals : https://flossmanuals.net/ >> >> >> >> Possibly you can edit/add to the project >> >> >> >> They do have manuals on Audacity, Blender, iInkscape, and a lot more >> >> >> >> William >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* tos <tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org> on behalf of Clif >> Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* 27 April 2019 18:32 >> *To:* tos@teachingopensource.org >> *Subject:* [TOS] any interest in activities to introduce FOSS projects? >> >> >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> A year or so ago, I went to a library open house where students and >> faculty demoed FOSS tools like Audacity, FreeMind, Inkscape, GIMP, & >> WordPress. However, no one I talked to had participated in their project’s >> community. This seems like a missed opportunity, especially for someone who >> uses one project heavily (e.g. a musician who uses MuseScore, a designer >> who uses InkScape). >> >> >> >> Thus, I’d like to develop some activities to help non-technical people >> learn more about a specific FOSS project, and how to access it’s online >> resources and interact with the community. I plan to start with Audacity & >> MuseScore. Please let me know if you have other project suggestions, or >> would like to work together on such activities. My hope is that after the >> first few we can create a template to make it easier to do more. >> >> >> >> Clif >> --- >> Clif Kussmaul c...@kussmaul.org http://kussmaul.org +1-484-893-0255 >> EDT=GMT-5 (he/him) >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> "This e-mail is subject to our Disclaimer, to view click >> http://www.dut.ac.za/disclaimer"; >> >> *Disclaimer* >> >> The information contained in this communication from the sender is >> confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others >> authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby >> notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in >> relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may >> be unlawful. >> >> This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been >> automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a >> Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place >> for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and >> compliance. To find out more Click Here >> <http://www.mimecast.com/products/>. >> _______________________________________________ >> tos mailing list >> tos@teachingopensource.org >> http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos >> TOS website: http://teachingopensource.org/ >> >
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