discuss: Thread: New volunteer

Dear TLDP,

I'm interested in helping out with writing, editing, organizing,
scripting, etc.  I've been using Linux since ~1993, and it has slowly
dawned on me that there's no longer a definitive source for edited,
reviewed, organized, *up-to-date* Linux documentation.  The recent
Slashdot posting reminded me once again.

I found the task list and the 2010 manifesto.  What's the current
status?  How many active maintainers?  Top priorities?  IMHO, the
front page and browse/index pages need a complete overhaul to help
*users* find important docs.  As for the Wiki, the old system sounds
less troublesome.  Have you investigated moving from CVS to GIT?

Anyhow, I should probably start by writing or revising a few Tips and
Mini-Howtos.  Any suggestions?

Thanks.

--
Tom Novelli
http://tnovelli.github.com/

Le 09/12/2009 21:56, Tom Novelli a écrit :
> Dear TLDP,
> 
> I'm interested in helping out with writing, editing, organizing,
> scripting, etc. 

good idea :-)

 I've been using Linux since ~1993, and it has slowly
> dawned on me that there's no longer a definitive source for edited,
> reviewed, organized, *up-to-date* Linux documentation.  The recent
> Slashdot posting reminded me once again.

could you drop me a link to the artisle? thanks

> 
> I found the task list and the 2010 manifesto.  What's the current
> status?  How many active maintainers?  Top priorities?  IMHO, the
> front page and browse/index pages need a complete overhaul to help
> *users* find important docs.  As for the Wiki, the old system sounds
> less troublesome.  Have you investigated moving from CVS to GIT?
> 
> Anyhow, I should probably start by writing or revising a few Tips and
> Mini-Howtos.  Any suggestions?

look at recent changes and you will see very little activity (I have
some family problem that stopped me working for some weeks now).

But I hope we can restart with the new year and any idea is welcome :-)

thanks
jdd

-- 
http://www.dodin.net
http://valerie.dodin.org
http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/

Quoting Jean-Daniel Dodin ####@####.####

> could you drop me a link to the artisle? thanks

I believe he's referring to
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/12/03/1449211/Is-Linux-Documentation-Lacking

...which also links to an 2007 item:
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/07/04/18/2312218/Fragmentation-in-Linux-Documentation

-- 
Rick Moen                            "If accuracy / Is what you crave / 
####@####.####                  Then you should call it / Myanmar Shave."  
                                                           -- FakeAPStylebook

I would love to contribute as well, I only lack being told how. 

WeareallGodschildren

On Dec 9, 2009, at 11:12 PM, jdd-gmane ####@####.#### wrote:

Le 09/12/2009 21:56, Tom Novelli a écrit :
Dear TLDP,

I'm interested in helping out with writing, editing, organizing,
scripting, etc. 

good idea :-)

I've been using Linux since ~1993, and it has slowly
dawned on me that there's no longer a definitive source for edited,
reviewed, organized, *up-to-date* Linux documentation.  The recent
Slashdot posting reminded me once again.

could you drop me a link to the artisle? thanks


I found the task list and the 2010 manifesto.  What's the current
status?  How many active maintainers?  Top priorities?  IMHO, the
front page and browse/index pages need a complete overhaul to help
*users* find important docs.  As for the Wiki, the old system sounds
less troublesome.  Have you investigated moving from CVS to GIT?

Anyhow, I should probably start by writing or revising a few Tips and
Mini-Howtos.  Any suggestions?

look at recent changes and you will see very little activity (I have
some family problem that stopped me working for some weeks now).

But I hope we can restart with the new year and any idea is welcome :-)

thanks
jdd

-- 
http://www.dodin.net
http://valerie.dodin.org
http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/


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On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:12 AM, jdd-gmane ####@####.#### wrote:

>
> But I hope we can restart with the new year and any idea is welcome :-)
>
>
I absolutely do not mean to hijack this thread but am I too a "volunteer" at
TLDP? I dont even remember why I joined this mailing list :P

Dinesh

Le 10/12/2009 08:22, Scott Rusnak a écrit :
> I would love to contribute as well, I only lack being told how. 

the usual way is to search for a HOWTO on your knowledge and clean it up.

The HOWTO list is here

http://wiki.tldp.org/Page_Status

any free licence HOWTO can be used.

And I asked to know if we shouldn't add some insert in any HOWTO
asking for help

like this:

"The LDP needs volunteers. Making the HOWTO uptodate, creating new
HOWTO's, managing the collection, needs volunteers. If you can help,
please look at the task list (http://wiki.tldp.org/Task_list) and
write to ####@####.####

jdd
-- 
http://www.dodin.net
http://valerie.dodin.org
http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/