Documentation Team

[David Vasta]

BRILLIANT! Thanks!

I am off to do more reading.

-David


On Sat, 2010-04-03 at 18:11 +0100, Matthew East wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 2:46 PM, David Vasta <david.vasta at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply. Zach Kriese has made contact with me and I have given
> > him a few questions.
> >
> > Here is what I need to know that I am sure is documented some place but I
> > can't seem to find it:
> 
> I believe that it is - assuming that you're interested in working on
> system documentation rather than wiki documentation, the answers are
> as follows:
> 
> > 1. What software do I need on my Ubuntu PC to start?
> 
> There is no specific page for this but each of the following pages
> will tell you if there is a particular piece of software you need to
> install to get started.
> 
> > 2. How do I find things to document?
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/Tasks
> 
> > 3. How do I check it out?
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/Repository
> 
> > 4. How do I edit it?
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/Editing
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/Checking
> 
> > 5. How do I check it in and get someone to review it?
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/Submitting
> 
> > I know this is listed in parts and places but it all seemed to be very
> > scattered and I am either really slow or just not getting it. I think a
> > quick movie or web meeting could solve a bit of this. Once I figure it out I
> > would love to share with others and maybe put together a newbie page.
> 
> Yes, I think a movie would be quite helpful - I think that a
> screencast with commentary showing how to get the docs and then edit
> them would definitely be something that would benefit the community.
> It could also use groundcontrol, which is a nice graphic utility for
> getting and managing bzr branches. If anyone would be interested in
> making such a screencast I think that would be a helpful way of
> introducing new contributors to our tools.
> 



David Vasta
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