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[Phil Bull]

Hi Ross,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

On Mon, 2008-03-24 at 21:30 -0400, Ross Peoples wrote:
> I have been a member of this list for a while now (though I don't speak 
> much). I was going through brainstorm.ubuntu.com one day and saw an idea 
> someone posted that would have a list of links for specific tasks, like 
> the Yellow Pages. I have always wanted to set up a website for helping 
> others find their way. Besides this idea, I was also thinking about 
> giving descriptive information about how the community works. Explaining 
> the little things like version numbers, the difference between the two 
> wikis hosted at ubuntu.com, and even how to use launchpad would have 
> been a big help for me when I first started using Ubuntu.

The Team Wiki already covers quite a bit of this information, although
it doesn't link it together as well as it might. Pages like this [1] are
a start, but they're pretty basic.

> I quickly realized after I bought the domain name that there is alot of 
> work that would need to be done and alot of information would need to be 
> gathered. If anyone would be interested in giving me something to start 
> out with (or at least point me in the right direction), it would be 
> greatly appreciated. I'm not looking to replace any documentation that 
> already exists, but rather funnel it into one convenient place so that 
> someone could enter the site with no knowledge about Ubuntu, and leave 
> with all the basic knowledge they would need to help them use Ubuntu to 
> its full extent. It could also be used help developers find the best way 
> to start programming with Ubuntu. And non-developers could be given a 
> list of the different projects taking place and find out how they can 
> help (marketing, artwork, etc).

What sort of things would you expect the site to cover? Would there
perhaps be ways for teams to create task lists for the attention of new
contributors, or a "nearest LoCo team search" and so on?

I think the best way to proceed with this would be to create a blueprint
[2] so that it's easier to keep track of what needs to be done. It might
also be a good idea to get in touch with a few other teams/people who
might be interested in the development (e.g. Jono Bacon is the community
manager, the Marketing and Beginners teams might be interested, ...).

Thanks,

Phil

[1] - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TheUbuntuCommunity
[2] - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu

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