Dear Clif, That is the big reason people could not think of contributing to open source the project. GNOME community[1] is the most active and great community we can work with.
Thanks Shobha Tyagi [1] https://www.gnome.org/get-involved/ On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:37 PM Clif Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi William, > > Thank you for the pointer to FLOSS Manuals – seems like a great resource. > The manuals I’ve looked at seem very good, but do little to draw new users > into the project community. In the FLOSS Manual for Audacity, the only > reference I see to the project community is a one page appendix “Additional > Help” which lists resources: user guide, wiki, forum, mailing list, videos, > IRC. In the FLOSS Manual for Inkscape, I see no references to the project > community or resources. Does anyone know of FLOSS Manuals that emphasize > the project community? > > > > I’m imagining topics like those in italics below – maybe sections or > sidebars in a manual/tutorial, or maybe a separate tutorial. The idea is to > help people learn about the project and the community together, so that > participating & contributing seem as natural as using the software. > > > > - The Project > > - *The Project Community* > > - Installing the Software > > - Basic Features > > - *Finding Information (manuals, FAQs)* > > - More Basic Features > > - *Asking & Answering Questions (forums, lists, IRC)* > > - Intermediate Features > > - *Reporting Problems* > > - More Intermediate Features > > - *Suggesting Features and Changes* > > - Advanced Features > > - *Contributing to the Community* > > > > > > Clif > --- > Clif Kussmaul c...@kussmaul.org http://kussmaul.org +1-484-893-0255 > EDT=GMT-5 (he/him) > > > > *From:* William Walter Kinghorn [mailto:willi...@dut.ac.za > <willi...@dut.ac.za>] > *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2019 2:19 AM > *To:* Clif Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [TOS] any interest in activities to introduce FOSS > projects? > > > > Hi clif, > > > > Have a look at FLOSS Manuals : https://flossmanuals.net/ > > > > Possibly you can edit/add to the project > > > > They do have manuals on Audacity, Blender, iInkscape, and a lot more > > > > William > ------------------------------ > > *From:* tos <tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org> on behalf of Clif > Kussmaul <clifkussm...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* 27 April 2019 18:32 > *To:* tos@teachingopensource.org > *Subject:* [TOS] any interest in activities to introduce FOSS projects? > > > > Hi everyone, > > A year or so ago, I went to a library open house where students and > faculty demoed FOSS tools like Audacity, FreeMind, Inkscape, GIMP, & > WordPress. However, no one I talked to had participated in their project’s > community. This seems like a missed opportunity, especially for someone who > uses one project heavily (e.g. a musician who uses MuseScore, a designer > who uses InkScape). > > > > Thus, I’d like to develop some activities to help non-technical people > learn more about a specific FOSS project, and how to access it’s online > resources and interact with the community. I plan to start with Audacity & > MuseScore. Please let me know if you have other project suggestions, or > would like to work together on such activities. My hope is that after the > first few we can create a template to make it easier to do more. > > > > Clif > --- > Clif Kussmaul c...@kussmaul.org http://kussmaul.org +1-484-893-0255 > EDT=GMT-5 (he/him) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > "This e-mail is subject to our Disclaimer, to view click > http://www.dut.ac.za/disclaimer"; > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a > Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place > for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and > compliance. To find out more Click Here > <http://www.mimecast.com/products/>. > _______________________________________________ > tos mailing list > tos@teachingopensource.org > http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos > TOS website: http://teachingopensource.org/ >
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