Thanks Konstantin!

I registered as a mentor and will have a look at the blog post.

Best, Fabian

Am Mi., 17. Apr. 2019 um 18:14 Uhr schrieb Konstantin Knauf <
konstan...@ververica.com>:

> Hi everyone,
>
> a few updates on our application:
>
> 1. As Aizhamal (Thanks!) has suggested I also added the information to
> submit during our application to the Google doc [1] and Fabian added a
> description for the SQL project idea (Thanks!).
>
> 2. I had a quick chat with Fabian offline and we concluded, that the "Flink
> Internals" project might not be good fit for Season of Docs after all,
> because, we think, the amount of mentoring by core developers that would be
> necessary to produce such a documentation could not be guaranteed. Any
> opinions?
>
> 3. To submit our application, we need to publish our project ideas list.
> For this I have just opened a PR to add a small blog post about Season of
> Docs [2]. Please have a look and provide feedback.
>
> 4. For mentors (Stephan, Fabian, Jark, David) please complete the mentor
> registration [3] by next Tuesday (*Application Deadline*)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Konstantin
>
> [1]
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Up53jNsLztApn-mP76AB6xWUVGt3nwS9p6xQTiceKXo/edit?usp=sharing
> [2] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/202
> [3]
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-JjGvaKKGWZOXxrorONhB8qN3mjPrB9ZVkcsntR73Cv_K7g/viewform
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 9:12 PM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy <
> aizha...@google.com>
> wrote:
>
> > +Konstantin Knauf <konstan...@ververica.com> this is looking good,
> thanks
> > for sharing!
> >
> > I also created a similar doc for Apache Airflow [1]. It is a bit messy,
> > but it has questions from the application form that you can work with.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Aizhamal
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HoL_yjNYiTAP9IxSlhx3EUnPFU4l9WOT9EnwBZjCZo0/edit#
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 2:24 AM Robert Metzger <rmetz...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >>> >>> > > > > > >
> >>> >>> > > > > > >
> >>> >>> > > > > >
> >>> >>> > > > >
> >>> >>> > > >
> >>> >>> > >
> >>> >>> >
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >>
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> >>> >>
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