Hi all, I'm very happy to see this project happening! Thank you for the proposal Konstantin! One idea for the "related material": we could also link to talks or blog posts about concepts / monitoring / operations. Potential writers could feel overwhelmed by our demand for improvements, without any additional material.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:16 AM Konstantin Knauf <konstan...@ververica.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > thanks @Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy <aizha...@google.com>. As we only have one > week left until the application deadline, I went ahead and created a > document for the project ideas [1]. I have added the description for the > "stream processing concepts" as well as the "deployment & operations > documentation" project idea. Please let me know what you think, edit & > comment. We also need descriptions for the other two projects (Table > API/SQL & Flink Internals). @Fabian/@Jark/@Stephan can you chime in? > > Any more project ideas? > > Best, > > Konstantin > > > [1] > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Up53jNsLztApn-mP76AB6xWUVGt3nwS9p6xQTiceKXo/edit?usp=sharing > > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 6:50 PM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy < > aizha...@google.com> > wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > @Konstantin Knauf <konstan...@ververica.com> - yes, you are correct. > > Between steps 1 and 2 though, the open source organization, in this case > > Flink, has to be selected by SoD as one of the participating orgs > *fingers > > crossed*. > > > > One tip about organizing ideas is that you want to communicate potential > > projects to the tech writers that are applying. Just make sure the scope > of > > the project is clear to them. The SoD wants to set up the tech writers > for > > success by making sure the work can be done in the allotted time. > > > > Hope it helps. > > > > Aizhamal > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 7:37 AM Konstantin Knauf < > konstan...@ververica.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I read through the SoD documentation again, and now I think, it would > >> actually make sense to split (1) up into multiple project ideas. Let me > >> summarize the overall process: > >> > >> 1. We create & publish a list of project ideas, e.g. in a blog post. > >> (This can be any number of ideas.) > >> 2. Potential technical writers look at our list of ideas and sent a > >> proposal for a particular project to Google. During that time they can > >> reach out to us for clarification. > >> 3. Google forwards all proposals for our project ideas to us and we sent > >> back a prioritized list of proposals, which we would like to accept. > >> 4. Of all these proposals, Google accepts 50 proposals for SoD 2019. Per > >> organization Google will only accept a maximum of two proposals. > >> > >> @Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy <aizha...@google.com> Please correct me! > >> > >> For me this means we should splits this up in a way, that each project > is > >> a) still relevant in September b) makes sense as a 3 month project. > Based > >> on the ideas we have right now these could for example be: > >> > >> (I) Rework/Extract/Improve the documentation of stream processing > concepts > >> (II) Improve & extend Apache Flink's documentation for deployment, > >> operations (incl. configuration) > >> (III) Add documentation for Flink internals > >> (IV) Rework Table API / SQL documentation > >> > >> We would then get proposals potentially for all of these topics and > could > >> decide which of these proposals, we would sent back to Google. My > feeling > >> is that a technical writer could easily spent three months on any of > these > >> projects. What do others think? Any other project ideas? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Konstantin > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 1:47 PM Jark Wu <imj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I'm fine with only preparing the first proposal. I think it's > reasonable > >>> because the first proposal is more attractive > >>> and maybe there is not enough Chinese writer. We can focus on one > project > >>> to come up with a concrete and > >>> attractive project plan. > >>> > >>> One possible subproject could be rework Table SQL docs. > >>> (1). Improve concepts in Table SQL. > >>> (2). A more detailed introduction of built-in functions, currently we > >>> only > >>> have a simple explanation for each function. > >>> We should add more descriptions, especially more concrete > examples, > >>> and maybe some notes. We can take > >>> MySQL doc [1] as a reference. > >>> (3). As Flink SQL is evolving rapidly and features from Blink is being > >>> merged, for example, SQL DDL, Hive integration, > >>> Python Table API, Interactive Programing, SQL optimization and > >>> tuning, etc... We can redesign the doc structure of > >>> Table SQL in a higher vision. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Jark > >>> > >>> [1]: > >>> > >>> > https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-functions.html#function_bin > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 18:19, jincheng sun <sunjincheng...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > I am honored to have the opportunity to do a second organization > >>> > administrator‘s works! > >>> > > >>> > It seems that one project and multiple projects have their own > >>> advantages. > >>> > > >>> > My understanding is that even if we only have one project, we also > can > >>> have > >>> > multiple mentors and recruit enough writers. > >>> > > >>> > Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> 于2019年4月12日周五 下午5:57写道: > >>> > > >>> > > Yes, I think we would get at most one project accepted. > >>> > > Having all options in a rather generic proposal gives us the most > >>> > > flexibility to decide what to work on once the proposal is > accepted. > >>> > > On the other hand, a more concrete proposal might look more > >>> attractive > >>> > for > >>> > > candidates. > >>> > > I'm fine either way, but my gut feeling is that a well scoped > >>> proposal > >>> > > gives better changes of finding a writer (which might be the > biggest > >>> > > challenge). > >>> > > > >>> > > Am Fr., 12. Apr. 2019 um 11:39 Uhr schrieb Stephan Ewen < > >>> > se...@apache.org > >>> > > >: > >>> > > > >>> > > > I would suggest to make one proposal and have the subsections > only > >>> in > >>> > the > >>> > > > project plan. > >>> > > > My understanding is that we need to indicate priorities between > >>> > proposals > >>> > > > and might get only one, so it would be good to not subdivide. > >>> > > > > >>> > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 9:58 AM Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com > > > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Hi everyone, > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > I think we can split the first project that Stephan proposed > into > >>> > > smaller > >>> > > > > ones: > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > (1) Create or rework setup / tutorials / concepts docs > >>> > > > > > (2) Complete (or advance) the Chinese translation > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > 1.1 Improving (extracting) the documentation of stream > processing > >>> > > > concepts: > >>> > > > > Event-time, Timers, State, State Backends, Checkpointing, > >>> Savepoints > >>> > > > > Right now, the relevant information is scattered across several > >>> pages > >>> > > and > >>> > > > > mixed with the implementation / APIs / configuration options. > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > 1.2 Improving & extending the documentation of deployments > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > 1.3 Adding documentation in the internals: Distributed > >>> architecture, > >>> > > > > recovery, operators, job translation, execution, etc. > >>> > > > > This documentation would be targeted to Flink developers. > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > I thought again about the idea of improving the tutorials, and > >>> I'm no > >>> > > > > longer sure if this would fit SoD well. > >>> > > > > The reason is that creating good tutorials requires a good > >>> portion of > >>> > > > > coding / configuration (creating Docker images, example > programs, > >>> > > etc.). > >>> > > > > Also I'd like to start improving the situation of tutorials > >>> earlier > >>> > > than > >>> > > > > September. > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > What do others think? > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > Cheers, Fabian > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > Am Fr., 12. Apr. 2019 um 04:29 Uhr schrieb Jark Wu < > >>> imj...@gmail.com > >>> > >: > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > Hi Konstantin, Ken, > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > I agree that Chinese documentation is mainly a translation. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Does anyone from the Blink team have input on whether > there > >>> is > >>> > > > > existing, > >>> > > > > > original Chinese documentation which should be translated to > >>> > English? > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > There is a public Blink documentation [1] which is English. > >>> > > > > > We have a Blink Chinese documentation in internal, but I > think > >>> we > >>> > > need > >>> > > > to > >>> > > > > > rewrite it in English and restructure it when contributing > >>> Blink to > >>> > > > > Flink. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > Regarding the Chinese translation project, I agree with Ken's > >>> > > opinion. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > From the point of my translation experience, translation is a > >>> work > >>> > > that > >>> > > > > > need to understand the original English sentence correctly > and > >>> then > >>> > > > > express > >>> > > > > > it in Chinese in an easily understandable way. This is not a > >>> simple > >>> > > > work > >>> > > > > > that translate word by word. The one we need is not a > >>> "professional > >>> > > > > > translator", > >>> > > > > > but a "technical writer who are familiar with both > >>> languages". I > >>> > > also > >>> > > > > > agree that the writer who write the initial documentation has > >>> the > >>> > > > better > >>> > > > > > ability than > >>> > > > > > translator to distill complex technical concepts. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > [1]: https://flink-china.org/doc/blink > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 02:40, Ken Krugler < > >>> > > kkrugler_li...@transpac.com > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > wrote: > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Hi Konstantin, > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Comments inline below… > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > — Ken > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Konstantin Knauf < > >>> > > > > > konstan...@ververica.com> > >>> > > > > > > wrote: > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > I will start going through the registration process > >>> tomorrow > >>> > > (CET). > >>> > > > > > > > Jincheng (cc) reached out to me directly and offered to > be > >>> the > >>> > > > second > >>> > > > > > > > organization administrator. So, we are all set in that > >>> regard. > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > In terms of mentors, we now have > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > * myself > >>> > > > > > > > * Fabian > >>> > > > > > > > * David > >>> > > > > > > > * Stephan > >>> > > > > > > > * Jark (Chinese Translation) > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > Regarding the Chinese translation project, it is > probably a > >>> > > > question > >>> > > > > of > >>> > > > > > > how > >>> > > > > > > > independent the Chinese version is supposed to be. If the > >>> > English > >>> > > > > > > > documentation is the ground-truth and the Chinese > >>> documentation > >>> > > is > >>> > > > > > > (mainly) > >>> > > > > > > > a translation, I agree with Stefan. If the Chinese > >>> > documentation > >>> > > is > >>> > > > > > > > supposed to become an independent secondary > documentation, > >>> it > >>> > > could > >>> > > > > be > >>> > > > > > a > >>> > > > > > > > project for a technical writer as well. Has this > questions > >>> > > already > >>> > > > > been > >>> > > > > > > > discussed in the community? > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > My understanding is that the Chinese documentation is going > >>> to > >>> > > mostly > >>> > > > > be > >>> > > > > > a > >>> > > > > > > translation of the English versions. > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Though perhaps, with all of the Blink integration going on, > >>> the > >>> > > > inverse > >>> > > > > > > could also be true. > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Does anyone from the Blink team have input on whether there > >>> is > >>> > > > > existing, > >>> > > > > > > original Chinese documentation which should be translated > to > >>> > > English? > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 11:34 AM Stephan Ewen < > >>> > se...@apache.org> > >>> > > > > > wrote: > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >> So we have two ideas for docs projects now: > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > >> (1) Create or rework setup / tutorials / concepts docs > >>> > > > > > > >> (2) Complete (or advance) the Chinese translation > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > >> Should we apply for both (and let the SoD committee > select > >>> > > > whichever > >>> > > > > > > they > >>> > > > > > > >> want to sponsor) or select one of them? > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > >> For project (2), this sounds to me more like a project > >>> for a > >>> > > > > > > "translator", > >>> > > > > > > >> not a "technical writer". As far as I understand it, the > >>> big > >>> > > > benefit > >>> > > > > > of > >>> > > > > > > >> having a technical writer is to have someone who can > >>> describe > >>> > > > > > > complicated > >>> > > > > > > >> technical concepts (that engineers describe in > complicated > >>> > > > language) > >>> > > > > > in > >>> > > > > > > an > >>> > > > > > > >> easily understandable way. > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Actually a good Chinese translation of the technical docs > >>> > requires > >>> > > > > > someone > >>> > > > > > > with many of the same skills. In order for the translation > >>> to be > >>> > > > > > accurate, > >>> > > > > > > you need someone who understands the concepts of the > >>> underlying > >>> > > > > > technology, > >>> > > > > > > to use appropriate terminology. Though I agree that the > >>> ability > >>> > to > >>> > > > > > distill > >>> > > > > > > complex technical concepts is more important when writing > >>> initial > >>> > > > > > > documentation. > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 9:47 AM Fabian Hueske < > >>> > > fhue...@gmail.com> > >>> > > > > > > wrote: > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Thanks for the clarification Aizhamal! > >>> > > > > > > >>> This is really helpful and will make it a lot easier to > >>> > > > coordinate > >>> > > > > > :-) > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> As for next steps, I found this email on the > >>> > > > > > d...@community.apache.org > >>> > > > > > > >>> mailing list: > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> ================================================== > >>> > > > > > > >>> Hi All, > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> As mentioned the applications for the Google Season of > >>> Docs > >>> > > > opened > >>> > > > > > > today > >>> > > > > > > >>> and I'm working my way through it on behalf of the ASF. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> If accepted, we will be allocated either one or two > >>> techical > >>> > > > > writers. > >>> > > > > > > >>> Google will also pay the ASF a stipend of $500 per > >>> technical > >>> > > > writer > >>> > > > > > > >>> mentored (which I hope can go directly to fundraising > :-) > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Each project that wants to participate must provide two > >>> > mentors > >>> > > > for > >>> > > > > > > each > >>> > > > > > > >>> documentation project. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> As part of the application process there are a few > things > >>> > that > >>> > > we > >>> > > > > > need > >>> > > > > > > to > >>> > > > > > > >>> setup. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> 1. Season of Docs Page and List of Project Ideas > >>> > > > > > > >>> We need to create a public webpage about Season of Docs > >>> that > >>> > > > > contains > >>> > > > > > > the > >>> > > > > > > >>> list of project ideas for documentation. I have > created a > >>> > page > >>> > > on > >>> > > > > the > >>> > > > > > > >>> ComDev wiki https://s.apache.org/w4CH with a table > for > >>> > > projects > >>> > > > > to > >>> > > > > > > >> record > >>> > > > > > > >>> their ideas. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> 2. Alternative administrator. > >>> > > > > > > >>> I’ve set myself up as the primary admin and Maxim as > the > >>> > > > > alternative > >>> > > > > > > >> admin > >>> > > > > > > >>> (Maxim, I need to confirm your contact email and you > will > >>> > also > >>> > > > need > >>> > > > > > to > >>> > > > > > > >>> register as the alternative admin and I will email you > >>> the > >>> > link > >>> > > > > > > offline) > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> 3. Mentors > >>> > > > > > > >>> All mentors from the projects interested in > participating > >>> > must > >>> > > > > > register > >>> > > > > > > >>> individually at the following link : > >>> > > > > > > https://forms.gle/a1x26WQGzURLerv66 > >>> > > > > > > >> . > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> 4. Application Form: Documentation / Technnial Writer > >>> > > > Collaboration > >>> > > > > > > >>> There is a section to fill in about experience with > >>> > > documentation > >>> > > > > and > >>> > > > > > > any > >>> > > > > > > >>> previous collaboration with technical writers. I know a > >>> few > >>> > > > > projects > >>> > > > > > > have > >>> > > > > > > >>> used various tools for documentation - but not sure > >>> about any > >>> > > > > > technical > >>> > > > > > > >>> writing collaboration (so if you know of any then > please > >>> let > >>> > me > >>> > > > > know) > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> 5. Application Form: GSoC > >>> > > > > > > >>> There is a section to complete at our participation in > >>> GSoC.I > >>> > > > > think I > >>> > > > > > > >> have > >>> > > > > > > >>> the details from our application this year so can > follow > >>> up > >>> > > with > >>> > > > > > Maxim > >>> > > > > > > or > >>> > > > > > > >>> Uli about it > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> This is all I have at the moment and we have until the > >>> 23rd > >>> > > April > >>> > > > > > 2019 > >>> > > > > > > to > >>> > > > > > > >>> finalise all the application details. Ideally I want to > >>> have > >>> > it > >>> > > > > done > >>> > > > > > > well > >>> > > > > > > >>> before then :-) > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Please pass on this information within your various > >>> projects > >>> > > and > >>> > > > as > >>> > > > > > > with > >>> > > > > > > >>> GSoC - I'll see how we can get this information out to > >>> all > >>> > our > >>> > > > > > project > >>> > > > > > > >>> mailing lists. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Thanks > >>> > > > > > > >>> Sharan > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> ================================================== > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> I guess, we would need to follow these steps as well. > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Best, > >>> > > > > > > >>> Fabian > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> Am Do., 11. Apr. 2019 um 05:08 Uhr schrieb Jark Wu < > >>> > > > > imj...@gmail.com > >>> > > > > > >: > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> Hi Aizhamal, > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> That's really interesting. We have an ongoing proposal > >>> for > >>> > > > > > supporting > >>> > > > > > > >>>> Chinese documentation, see FLIP-35 [1]. > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> I think it's a good idea to propose Chinese > translation > >>> as a > >>> > > > > > project. > >>> > > > > > > >>> It's > >>> > > > > > > >>>> a good chance to improve the localization user > >>> experience of > >>> > > > Flink > >>> > > > > > > >>>> documentation. > >>> > > > > > > >>>> I can help as a mentor if we want to submit such a > >>> project. > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> Thanks, > >>> > > > > > > >>>> Jark Wu > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> [1]: > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-35%3A+Support+Chinese+Documents+and+Website > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 02:11, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy > >>> > > > > > > >>>> <aizha...@google.com.invalid> wrote: > >>> > > > > > > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> Hello everyone, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> @Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> - SoD setup is a > >>> little > >>> > > bit > >>> > > > > > > >>> different. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> The ASF determined that each project would be allowed > >>> to > >>> > > apply > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> individually[1], rather than applying as a single > large > >>> > > > > > organization. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> Each project applies as an org, with two organizers > >>> > > > (administers) > >>> > > > > > and > >>> > > > > > > >> at > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> least two mentors. As Konstantin pointed out, one can > >>> be > >>> > both > >>> > > > an > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> administer > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> and a mentor. You don't need to coordinate with other > >>> > > projects > >>> > > > or > >>> > > > > > ASF > >>> > > > > > > >> at > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> all. If accepted to the program, you will receive > >>> project > >>> > > > > proposals > >>> > > > > > > >> from > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> tech writers [2]. You will choose one or two > proposals > >>> that > >>> > > you > >>> > > > > > want > >>> > > > > > > >> to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> mentor[3]. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> @Ken - as for the language, there isn’t any > >>> limitations in > >>> > > that > >>> > > > > > > >> regard, > >>> > > > > > > >>> so > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> work on the Chinese translation for the website is > >>> > definitely > >>> > > > an > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> acceptable > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> project. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> Aizhamal > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> [1] > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/67e1c2e6041cff1e7f198b615407401f032795130e796adfaacf8071@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> [2] > https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/ > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> [3] > >>> > > > > > > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > >>> https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/faq#slot-allocation > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 8:32 AM Ken Krugler < > >>> > > > > > > >>> kkrugler_li...@transpac.com> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> wrote: > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Hi Aizhamal, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> I assume SoD is language-agnostic, so one possible > >>> project > >>> > > > would > >>> > > > > > be > >>> > > > > > > >> to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> get > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> a tech writer for the Chinese versions of all of the > >>> Flink > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> documentation, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> yes? > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> Regards, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> — Ken > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Apr 5, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> <aizha...@google.com.INVALID> wrote: > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hello everyone, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> TL;DR If you need some improvements for Flink > >>> > > documentation, > >>> > > > > > apply > >>> > > > > > > >>> to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Season of Docs before April 23rd. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Background: > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Season of Docs is like Google Summer of Code, but > for > >>> > > > > > > >> documentation. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Projects write ideas on how they would like to > >>> improve > >>> > > their > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> documentation, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> then if they are accepted to the program, they will > >>> get a > >>> > > > > > > >>> professional > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> tech > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> writer to work on the project’s documentation for 3 > >>> > months. > >>> > > > > > > >>> Technical > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> writer’s get stipend from Google. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> If you think that Apache Flink could benefit from > it, > >>> > > please > >>> > > > > > > >> submit > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> the > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> application before April 23rd. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> The program requires two administrators, to manage > >>> the > >>> > > > > > > >>> organization's > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> participation in SoD, and at least two mentors to > >>> onboard > >>> > > > tech > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> writers to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> the project, and work with them closely during 3 > >>> months > >>> > > > period > >>> > > > > > > >> [2]. > >>> > > > > > > >>> To > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> be a > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> mentor in this program, you don't have to be a > >>> technical > >>> > > > > writer, > >>> > > > > > > >> but > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> you > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> must know Flink and the open source well to > >>> > > onboard/introduce > >>> > > > > > tech > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> writers > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> to the project, and be able to support them during > >>> the > >>> > > whole > >>> > > > > > > >>> process. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> I am an administrator for 2 Apache projects, and > >>> will be > >>> > > more > >>> > > > > > than > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> happy > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>> to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> share my knowledge on this, if you, as an > >>> organization > >>> > > decide > >>> > > > > to > >>> > > > > > > >>>>> apply. > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> I think it will be great if Flink participates in > it > >>> too! > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Aizhamal > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> [1] https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ > >>> > > > > > > >>>>>>> [2] > >>> > > > https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/timeline > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > -------------------------- > >>> > > > > > > Ken Krugler > >>> > > > > > > +1 530-210-6378 > >>> > > > > > > http://www.scaleunlimited.com > >>> > > > > > > Custom big data solutions & training > >>> > > > > > > Flink, Solr, Hadoop, Cascading & Cassandra > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Konstantin Knauf | Solutions Architect > >> > >> +49 160 91394525 > >> > >> <https://www.ververica.com/> > >> > >> Follow us @VervericaData > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Join Flink Forward <https://flink-forward.org/> - The Apache Flink > >> Conference > >> > >> Stream Processing | Event Driven | Real Time > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Data Artisans GmbH | Invalidenstrasse 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany > >> > >> -- > >> Data Artisans GmbH > >> Registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: HRB 158244 B > >> Managing Directors: Dr. Kostas Tzoumas, Dr. Stephan Ewen > >> > > > > -- > > Konstantin Knauf | Solutions Architect > > +49 160 91394525 > > <https://www.ververica.com/> > > Follow us @VervericaData > > -- > > Join Flink Forward <https://flink-forward.org/> - The Apache Flink > Conference > > Stream Processing | Event Driven | Real Time > > -- > > Data Artisans GmbH | Invalidenstrasse 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany > > -- > Data Artisans GmbH > Registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: HRB 158244 B > Managing Directors: Dr. Kostas Tzoumas, Dr. Stephan Ewen >