Re: Self-introduction: Simon Clark

[Pete Travis <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/02/2014 06:51 AM, Simon Clark wrote:

Hello.  My name is Simon Clark (user sclark on Freenode and FAS) and I would like to join the documentation project.

My answers to the standard questions on the wiki are as follows:

- What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?

This is the first time I have worked on a documentation project of this size, although I have written smaller scale documentation before in Dockbook and Latex.  I have not used Git before but have worked with SVN.  This will also be my first experience of using Publican.

- What level and type of computer skills do you have?

I have been a desktop Linux user since the 1990s.  I have also been a sysadmin on Linux/Unix servers, and some other OS, for small companies and for departments in larger organisations.

- What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc.

A lot of work in my day job has focused on requirements management for large information systems, which has given me plenty of experience in discussing technical subjects with non-technical users.  I can write code but I don't get much practice and so it takes me a long time to achieve what I want.

- What makes you an excellent match for the project?

We will have to find out how good a match I am, but I start as a willing volunteer with a few hours a week to offer and an interest in learning to help with the documentation.

- GPG KEYID and fingerprint:

pub   2048R/7541F31D 2013-12-31
      Key fingerprint = ADC9 D703 11F7 8CAA 88BB  BC55 EF2F D1F7 7541 F31D
uid  Simon Richard Clark <simon.richard.clark@xxxxxxxxx>
sub   2048R/E92429CC 2013-12-31

As a newcomer to this type of project, I would like to  start with something reasonably straightforward.  I have read some of the recent meeting minutes and mailing list archives and followed some of the conversations on #fedora-docs.  It seems to me that reviewing guides for the Unversioned Docdirs change and taking on some smaller items from BZ might be a good place to start.  Does that sound OK?

Simon

 Hi Simon, welcome!  It is clear you have a lot of experience to share, and I think you'll make a great addition to the team.

I have sponsored your membership in the docs group.  Membership in at least one group in FAS (besides the CLA) gives you access to fun stuff like IRC cloaks[1] or email aliases[2].  The CLA stuff gives you wiki edit access, so feel free to change or update pages as you encounter the need - there is no lack of pages that need maintenance.

Your plan sounds like a good introduction to our workflow, and I see you've already sent out one patch. Thanks! If you run out of bugs to cut your teeth on, new contributors have the best perspective on the Documentation Guide[3].

We are largely a self-directed group, and a friendly one. Find something interesting to hack on and jump in, we'll be here if you have any questions along the way.

[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreenodeCloaks
[2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EmailAliases
[3]https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/docs/documentation-guide.git

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