-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Folks, I have been staring at the Overview wiki page. It is the very first page link in the project FAQ. I am thinking of making some changes to make it more helpful and understandable to people who are very new to the open source community. While I can see who has subscribed to the page, I can't tell who owns it. (I thought page info would tell me that.) So, I am posting here to see what people think about the possible edits. The main idea is to expand the page with some more explanation. There would be a little restructuring, but nothing as dramatic as breaking up the page. The additions would do the following: - - Say a few words about what is open source software and why it is good. Also, point to one or more references that give more in-depth discussion about that. (Does anyone have some favorite references about why open source is good?) - - Build on the first point by explaining that Fedora contains 100% open license software. Point out that the open source community frequently provides equal or better alternatives to propriety software. Make this point the context for the text that discusses ogg and mp3. Perhaps cite some additional examples. (Anyone care to suggest some of their favorites?) Beyond this, every time I look at that page I wonder what a new person, who has only heard that Fedora is a Linux distribution that is worth considering, might think about seeing "Freedom:", "Excellence:", and "How You Can Help:" at the beginning of every line. By context, those prefixes are organizing the page into sections that are about a) the project in general and the fact that Fedora is open source b) why Fedora is a leader in the Linux distribution market c) how people can contribute to the Fedora project This may not be entirely obvious to newcomers, especially people who are so new to the Linux community that the fact that they can contribute to it is a new idea. So, perhaps I am considering adding a few sentences about how anyone can contribute to the project, and perhaps brief paragraph to explain that there are many Linux distributions but we feel that Fedora is one of the best for the reasons that follow. Given that, I am thinking that it may be sensible to remove the "Freedom:" prefix from the few places where it is used. Yes, it is one of the three words that is used to describe Fedora, but "Infinity" and "Voice" are not being used as heading prefixes either. Comments, anyone? I would love to tackle this today or at least during this nice long weekend. I have some time and the weather is such that staying indoors and writing would be a fine thing to do. Debbie -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD914tFsydcHPNKWkRArhIAKCDnXl2WH+hNjEUn2vlip9TVvsRjwCghQIb 7RrvL6YtD6t4U666xdpKAG0= =6Nhd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
