On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 15:53 -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
We need to do this with the resources we have now, while doing our
magic
for the release notes.
Which, incidentally, have gotten MUCH easier to handle with Mikko's
script, although still not as automagical as the lazy among us would
prefer. ;-)
A bonus would be getting both guides available
for translation prior to the release. I've updated the schedule to
reflect this. Our content is due into alpha/draft on 28 August (Wiki)
or 30 August (XML in CVS):
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Schedule
To succeed, we need to focus FDP on getting this done. I ask each of
you to put your name on *one* of these contributor pages, or two if you
are not doing a primary role on the second guide. We need to be
realistic about how much personal time we have to finish these on time.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Contributors
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/InstallationGuide/Contributors
Each team needs a designated leader who is accountable for making sure
all other contributors know what they are responsible for, when it is
due, and where it has to go. This is not a hard role, but someone needs
to do it.
I'd like to point out that it is VERY important that people read and
agree with the information in the DUG's Introduction, particularly
Assumptions. If you don't see a skill listed there, avoid writing as if
the reader had it. Those skills should be kept to a minimum because the
only people who will be interested in this guide are beginners to the
world of Linux. If they are comfortable with computers, the DUG is
*NOT* going to do them a world of good. It's more for Grandma, as I see
it. Be gentle and inclusive!
How does this approach sound? Any suggestions to improve it? Is my
schedule too crazy/aggressive to you? Do you think we should be focused
on a different set of guides? Do you want to work on something else and
not these guides or the release notes?
Let's get any issues resolved and proceed to writing. I personally have
just a bit of time to put into these guides, and want to know what I am
doing is contributing to the release. ;-) I'm sure you all feel the
same.
Yup. I personally want to spend more time on the IG if I can find it
around the mountain of pending email on f-a-b and other Round Tuits.
Someone was doing screenshots which I hope will make it in shortly. The
positive note for the IG is that other than a few revisions and
additions it is basically solid thanks to Stuart Ellis' hard work, and
will easily withstand the rigors of another release.
--
Paul W. Frields, RHCE
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