On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 14:24, Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 08:54:36AM -0400, Eric Christensen wrote: >> Ohio Linux Fest (OLF) is coming up fast (09 - 11 September) and we >> need to figure out if we want to do a Fedora Activity Day (FAD). From >> a Docs perspective, the timing couldn't be better. Although it would >> seem quite early for the F16 release it's actually a great time to >> really get hacking on guides and such and leave small tweaks for post >> FAD. This would also leave a lot more time for the L10n team to do >> their thing. >> >> To determine whether a FAD should go forward we need to figure out two >> things: who can attend and what do we hope to accomplish. I know >> several of us have already said that we are planning on attending. I >> think we can possibly handle VoIP connectivity as well for those in >> neighboring continents. >> >> As far as goals I'd have to start a list that includes: >> >> 1. Working to make sure the Release Notes are on track. >> 2. Working on the User Guide. >> 3. Smoothing out the translation process and removing barriers. >> >> Others? >> >> I just started a wiki page[0] to better document this. Go there and >> help spread the love! >> >> [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_@_OLF_2011 > > Great idea, Eric. By the time you're plotting out a budget (if it's > needed), I would suggest the goals be measurable. How about something > like this? > > * Prepare Release Notes by completing the following tasks (not sure > what this is nowadays, but it might be something like): > > * Review and ratify organization (essentially, confirm Docs team > is happy about the way it works, and if not, change as desired) > > * Erase old content from wiki > > * (insert stuff here) > > * Complete the following chapters in the User Guide: > > * (list) > > * For the translation bullet -- figure out the process changes needed > on the list (with trans@ folks), then figure out what needs to > happen at the FAD to make them a reality. > > By the way, I sent in proposals for some talks in Ohio, and if I'm > selected and can swing the travel, I would love to participate. Thanks for the suggestions, Paul. I've tweaked the goals[0] a bit to make them more measurable. Still need to quantify what we want to do for the guides, though. [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_@_OLF_2011#Goals --Eric -- docs mailing list docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/docs
