@Geoff, Might be an idea for you guys to check out etherpad.com; just give the url to your trusted peeps and go from there
On Aug 3, 4:06 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > That sounds like the time from seatbelt sign off out of SYD to seatbelt sign > on into SFO. > > I can help out with proofing. How were you thinking of us handling version > control with a distributed editorial team? > > -----Original Message----- > From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Elias Bizannes > Sent: Monday, 3 August 2009 3:59 PM > To: Silicon Beach Australia > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Silicon Beach submission to the government: need help > > Thank you to all that contributed ideas on what the government can do > to improve tech in Australia two months ago. About 60 people have had > a say, and I can assure you, it hasn't been easy to synthesise that > into a consistent voice. There's some solid ideas though, that I think > will be a great first step is us engaging with the government to drive > our industry. > > I spent a long time trying to find common themes, and have managed to > write a paper that lumps most suggestions against them. I also spent a > fair bit of time making a judgement call on things to include, as > although people wrote useful things, it was out of scope. As such, my > bias in this paper is considerable, and so I really want people to > review it before it goes ahead further. > > This draft, according to Word, took 800 minutes - just to put it > together as one document (4000 words). It's grammatically off, too > wordy in some areas, lacking in substance in others - and because of > multiple other drafts may be inconsistent now. There's a lot more > editing work that needs to be done, but hopefully, this provides a > solid base to perform further work on as it would have been impossible > without trying to tie everything onto the one page first. > > So the reason I am posting, is because I would like some volunteers to > help me. Anything that can take this rag into a polished paper ready > for public consumption. > > Let me know if you want access to the document and we can discuss what > role you can play. Roles include > - proof reading > - editing > - researching for supporting evidence > - reassessing the paper's structure and if there is a way to represent > it > - Adding additional policy ideas in areas that are weak > > Thanks! > Elias --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
