Re: Self Introduction:

Nathan Thomas <nathan.thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:51:59 +0000



    On 26/01/11 16:55, Matt wrote:
    Hello!
      

      My name is Matt Offers, and I wanna help out. I am a recent
        college graduate who's looking to get some experience with both
        linux and technical writing. I have a friend who has been
        contributing to the Fedora project for years and who has been
        trying to get me involved for years. Computer-wise my background
        is in OS X, but I've used a few linux distros including Fedora,
        and I am in love with the open source world. I'm currently
        having a little bit of trouble setting up Fedora on my test
        machine in my room (for some reason it doesn't have a proper
        NIC, and only an old Linksys wireless card for which I'm having
        trouble finding the drivers for) but as soon as I get it up and
        running I'll be able to generate my GPG key and all that jazz. I
        look forward to contributing as much as I can, and learning from
        all of you.
      

      -Matt Offers
    
    
    Welcome Matt! You've come at at a good time,
      as we're just starting to prepare the documentation for the next
      release of Fedora. Have a look at the roadmap, it will give you an
      idea of where we're at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/15/Schedule.

      
      One of the first major steps in preparing the documentation for
      Fedora 15 is the beta release notes. The notes are broken down
      into sections called beats, and everyone picks a section to work
      on, briefly outlining the key changes that have occurred between
      the current release (Fedora 14) and the new one. You can find a
      guide to the beat-writing process here - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_workflow_-_beat_writing.
      Once you've familiarised yourself with the process, you can claim
      a beat you want to work on here - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Documentation_beats.

      
      All the beats are drafted on the wiki first, and then checked for
      accuracy before being converted to Docbook xml. Don't worry about
      picking a topic you don't know much about - if you follow the
      instructions in the beat-writing guide, you'll be able to do all
      the research you need to write the one or two paragraphs needed,
      and you might discover some cool new features and software in the
      process! Have a look at the current release notes (they should be
      installed in Fedora by default) to get some idea of how to
      structure your beat.

      
      If you've never edited a wiki before, there's a handy markup guide
      here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_syntax_and_markup.

    
    Finally, there's lots of friendly people out there who'll be happy
    to give you a hand if you get stuck, both on the mailing list and in
    the #fedora-docs channel on IRC Freenode.

    
    Looking forward to working with you!

    
    Nathan Thomas

  
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