Re: New Volunteer - Technical Writing Experience

[Keith N. McKenna]

Andrea Pescetti wrote:
> Keith N. McKenna wrote:
>> however the wiki appears to be down at the moment so I cannot check to
>> see what actually changed.
> 
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> 
> Regards,
>   Andrea.
Thanks for the link Andrea, have subscribed to a number of frequently
used services.

Regards
Keith



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Re: New Volunteer - Technical Writing Experience

[Jessica Steel]

Hi Keith,

I apologize, unfortunately I'm still very new to navigating Apache but
I will try to be more diligent moving forward. I have also style
checked Support File Formats, and corrected my signature on the status
page. I am happy to be directed if you have a part of the guide that
needs immediate attention, otherwise I will peruse what else needs
editing or style checks.

Thanks,

Jess

On 23 January 2016 at 09:47, Keith N. McKenna  wrote:
> Andrea Pescetti wrote:
>> Keith N. McKenna wrote:
>>> however the wiki appears to be down at the moment so I cannot check to
>>> see what actually changed.
>>
>> The wiki was down for 20 minutes due to maintenance by the Apache Infra
>> team. You can receive automated e-mails with information when the wiki
>> is taken down and back up by subscribing the "Local Monitoring" for the
>> wiki: http://status.apache.org/pubsub/manage.cgi
>>
>> Regards,
>>   Andrea.
> Thanks for the link Andrea, have subscribed to a number of frequently
> used services.
>
> Regards
> Keith
>

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Re: New Volunteer - Technical Writing Experience

[Keith N. McKenna]

Keith N. McKenna wrote:
> Jessica Steel wrote:
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> I have done as requested though my name did not show up on the main
>> status page. I'm not overly concerned but I just thought I should
>> mention it. I will commence work on Support File Formats shortly.
>>
>> Thanks for your guidance!
>>
>> Jess
>>
>> On 22 January 2016 at 11:22, Keith N. McKenna  
>> wrote:
>>> Jessica Steel wrote:
 Hi Keith,

 I have completed an edit/proofread and light re-write of Automatic
 Options. If all is well I will start on Support File Formats.

 Thanks,

 Jess


 On 21 January 2016 at 01:10, Keith N. McKenna  
 wrote:
> Jessica Steel wrote:
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> I am happy to work on the Auto correct and Support File Formats if that 
>> suits?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jess
>>
>> On 19 January 2016 at 01:30, Keith N. McKenna 
>>  wrote:
>>> Jessica Steel wrote:
 Hello,

 I have set up a login and read the contributions page and I am
 currently working my way into the user guide. Please let me know where
 to begin or how I can be of assistance. As I do not know the project
 yet I am most interested in anything that can gain me practical
 experience in technical writing, be it manuals, software application
 instructions, user guides, or even basic documentation: I am at your
 disposal.

 Thanks,

 Jessica

>>> Jessica;
>>> We use a status page to track where we are with the User guide.It is at
>>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/UserGuide/Status. Take a
>>> look at the entries for the Introductory material and for the Writer
>>> User Guide. Any that need proofreading or are not finished, go ahead and
>>> work on them. Although it say proofreading, it really is more and editor
>>> function. Re-writing for clarity and grammar if needed, as well as style
>>> etc. Whatever that you do please add your signature to it. If you are
>>> writing it or extending it add your sig by typing `~~~ in the author
>>> slot, or if you ahve proofed it add your sig after proffreading by
>>> typing ~ (5 tildes) this will add your Signature and a date/time
>>> stamp. Just let the list know wht you are going to be working on so we
>>> do not step on each others toes.
>>>
>>> Two documents you will want to refer to extensively are the Guide to
>>> Editing Guide at
>>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Wiki_Editing_Policy,
>>> and the Style Guide  at
>>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Help_Style_Guide.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Keith
 On 14 January 2016 at 02:19, Keith N. McKenna 
  wrote:
> Jessica Steel wrote:
>> Hello again,
>>
>> Thank you for responding. I would like to request an Mwiki account
>> using this email address and my user name as jessicajsteel.
>>
>> I will gladly take a look at the links you have provided, and I also
>> look forward to be part of this project.
>>
>> Thanks again for the quick response.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jessica
>>
>> On 12 January 2016 at 13:06, Keith N. McKenna 
>>  wrote:
>>> Jessica Steel wrote:
 Hello,

 I am an Australian who would like to be a volunteer. I have a 
 Bachelor
 in Writing and I have
 just completed a Certificate in Technical Writing as well. I am now
 seeking to gain some work experience in technical writing with 
 Apache.

 I have read through the Orientation Modules and subscribed to this
 mailing list. Any guidance or advice would be much appreciated.

 Regards,

 Jessica

>>> Jessica;
>>>
>>> Welcome to the OpenOffice documentation team. Currently we are 
>>> working
>>> on trying to get the introductory material and the Writers Guide
>>> sections of the User Guide completed and released. To help with 
>>> these
>>> tasks you will need an account on our Media Wiki(Mwiki). To request 
>>> an
>>> account send an e-mail to this list requesting an Mwiki account an
>>> include your preferred user name, e-mail address and one of our 
>>> admins
>>> will create it. In the mean time I would suggest you peruse the
>>> following: 
>>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Contribute.
>>> Some of the information is a bit dated, but 

Re: FW: About ODFAuthors (was RE: Can we get this started again?)

[Keith N. McKenna]

Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> Jean Weber had an after-thought that might be useful to know.
> 
> I am forwarding it to the list with her permission.
> 
>  - Dennis
> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Jean Weber [mailto:jeanwe...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 17:10
>> To: orc...@apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Can we get this started again?
>>
>> Dennis,
>> More info, which may be relevant to any discussions on the AOO-Docs
>> list, which I am not following. You may forward this message if you
>> wish. I'm sure I've made these points on the list before, but people
>> may need reminding.
>>
>> Many people have the mistaken impression that "ODFAuthors" is a group
>> of people who produce documentation. It is not, although its
>> predecessor OOoAuthors was a group of people. ODFAuthors is a
>> *website* that provides space for groups of people to store files
>> during the documentation production process. The only group that has
>> been using the ODFAuthors website for several years is the LibreOffice
>> Documentation team. However, there is no reason why AOO docs people
>> can't use it too, if they wish; in fact, there has been a folder for
>> AOO set up there from the beginning.
>>
>> However, when talking about sharing files, there are licensing issues
>> that get in the way. I'm not going to go into the details, which are
>> fairly well known. But that is a separate matter from the possible or
>> potential use of the website.
>>
>> Lastly, the ODFAuthors website is not intended to be a distribution
>> point for published documentation. LibreOffice docs, for example, are
>> distributed through the TDF wiki and the LO website.
>>
>> Regards, Jean
Dennis;

Just checked the ODFAuthors site again. All the reference material
pointed to still specifies hat one of the following licenses are used by
them.

Creative Commons Attribution License, version 3.0 or later
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Though I see some advantages to using the ODFAuthors site We just get
back into the age old argument over License, which is one reason the
initial effort to do Version 3.4 documentation there died.

Regards
Keith



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FW: About ODFAuthors (was RE: Can we get this started again?)

[Dennis E. Hamilton]

Jean Weber had an after-thought that might be useful to know.

I am forwarding it to the list with her permission.

 - Dennis

> -Original Message-
> From: Jean Weber [mailto:jeanwe...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 17:10
> To: orc...@apache.org
> Subject: Re: Can we get this started again?
> 
> Dennis,
> More info, which may be relevant to any discussions on the AOO-Docs
> list, which I am not following. You may forward this message if you
> wish. I'm sure I've made these points on the list before, but people
> may need reminding.
> 
> Many people have the mistaken impression that "ODFAuthors" is a group
> of people who produce documentation. It is not, although its
> predecessor OOoAuthors was a group of people. ODFAuthors is a
> *website* that provides space for groups of people to store files
> during the documentation production process. The only group that has
> been using the ODFAuthors website for several years is the LibreOffice
> Documentation team. However, there is no reason why AOO docs people
> can't use it too, if they wish; in fact, there has been a folder for
> AOO set up there from the beginning.
> 
> However, when talking about sharing files, there are licensing issues
> that get in the way. I'm not going to go into the details, which are
> fairly well known. But that is a separate matter from the possible or
> potential use of the website.
> 
> Lastly, the ODFAuthors website is not intended to be a distribution
> point for published documentation. LibreOffice docs, for example, are
> distributed through the TDF wiki and the LO website.
> 
> Regards, Jean


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