Recent changes to Ubuntu

[Sean Wheller]

On Thursday 07 April 2005 14:21, matthew.east at breathe.com wrote:
> To some extent we are dependent on
> Canonical's decisions regarding what role the wiki should play.

Not sure I agree there. Ubuntu should not be about the wants of Canonical or 
Mark. Rather about the wants of its developers and the needs of its users. 
The question of, will run this or won't run that, has already been answered 
by Mark. He has stated that he will support any solution providing that it 
meets the security muster.

In the documentation space I think we (as team) have decided that a single 
place to host and access documentation is a must. However, before we can get 
there, we need technology to make certain aspects of contribution and 
maintenance easier. Hence we have decided to look at solutions that will 
assist us. However, all the technology in the world will not help us if we do 
not have defined processes. Processes enhance quality and, in my experience, 
are positive with regards to productivity. The more people we have on the 
team the greater the need for process. Fortunately the two systems we are 
currently considering both enforce a certain level of process.

On a new note: Since xmas I have been very happy to see that the number of 
active contributors has quadrupled. I hope it will continue to be so, for 
then we can really start to do some great things. Going into the next release 
with a much larger force of people is going to be of great benefit. The more 
people we have on docs the better.

I would like the team to continue growing. My approach has and will continue 
to be, to have maximum patience with new people and assist them through every 
step. Even if this means being on IRC #ubuntu-doc and speaking the person 
through things. So far this method of knowledge transfer, combined with the 
docteam web pages, has empowered at least 4 people to become active 
contributors. All of them have never used SVN or Docbook. I think all docteam 
contributors should take the same approach and sincerely hope that those whom 
I have helped will take the time to mentor new comers. Working on Ubuntu has 
taught me much, I hope to afford others with the same opportunity to learn 
and together build a great distro with the support of Canonical and Mark.
-- 
Sean Wheller
Technical Author
sean at inwords.co.za
http://www.inwords.co.za
Registered Linux User #375355
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