On 28/09/2010 12:04, Noirin Shirley wrote:
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Ross Gardler<[email protected]> wrote:
On 28/09/2010 02:47, Benson Margulies wrote:
As projects mature and grow, the quality of the documentation becomes
an ever-more-important aspect. Tech writing is, however, a different
beast from development. Some projects have been blessed with
significant volunteer effort, and others with not-so-volunteer effort
as always. Has Comdev ever considered any specific ways to attract
writers to ASF?
In short no, but we really should.
Noirin is an expert in the field of technical writing - maybe she will
provide some hints?
I have done some thinking about this, but as anyone who's had to deal
with me lately knows, my tuits are less round these days than ever :-)
I'll be in Atlanta - if someone can sit me down with a pint, you'll
get lots out of me. Grab a few people who can bounc ideas, and I'll
even type while I talk.
Lets do a barcamp session on it (discussion style, no need for a
presentation).
Ross
