Hello Xubuntu enthusiasts! We sorted out the documentation blueprint [1] with the Xubuntu documentation lead Jack today. We need your help with some tasks:
1) Website updates If you are good in writing marketing-style text, we would love if you could help us with the Tour [2] page to highlight the most awesome features of Xubuntu spiced up with some glorious screenshots. If you prefer technical writing, we could use your hand on getting the About [3] page updated. While we do think it's important to discuss the Ubuntu Philosophy, we would like to extend it to cover more basic subjects as well, to be suitable for those who know nothing of Linux as well. 2) End-user documentation We need to write some documentation for new features. The two new key features include are Mugshot and MenuLibre. Since these applications are still very fresh, they don't have upstream documentation yet; let's help Sean, a Xubuntu member and the main developer for both applications to get that sorted. When that's done, we can cherry-pick the best parts downstream. We also need to update some of the documentation to accommodate new software versions for applications in Xubuntu, as well as changes in defaults we will carry out for 14.04. These changes include xfdesktop, (GTK3) panel indicators and a new panel layout. 3) Developer documentation We have planned to write some documentation that helps new contributors and developers to polish their skills on technical issues. We aren't very far with the planning, and that's why we need you lurkers, who don't contribute yet, to help us! Tell us what kind of developer documentation would lower the thresold to contribute: would you prefer guides on how to use Bzr, instructions how to write Docbook and follow the Xubuntu standards, introductions to different developer tools and website, or something completely different? You are the expert on the subject, so please share your knowledge! P.S. Current team members are eligible to take part in contributing for this item as well! If you are interested to help us with any of these tasks, follow up on this thread or come say hello at #xubuntu-devel on the Freenode IRC network, and we will help you to get started. We don't have all the infrastrucure up yet, but we will set it up as we go. Be brave and help your favorite distribution! Cheers, Pasi [1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-t-docs [2] http://xubuntu.org/tour/ [3] http://xubuntu.org/about/ -- Pasi Lallinaho (knome) » http://open.knome.fi/ Leader of Shimmer Project and Xubuntu » http://shimmerproject.org/ Graphic artist, webdesigner, Ubuntu member » http://xubuntu.org/ -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
