On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:17 AM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2013/1/21 Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> > >> <snip> >> >> Do we want to have a "call for volunteers" soon? Or do you want to >> make more progress first? >> >> -Rob > > > Today I'm at just four pages to end the first bare-bones draft for the > Writer guide. Beside the fact that I can also write the draft for a Math > guide I think it is time to think about a call for people that can fill the > holes on what I wrote, check my clumsy grammar and start writing on those > topic I cannot write (Calc, Base, Impress, Draw, Asiatic/complex layout > language settings and macros). > > Maybe we can do the call on two steps, calling first on the forums and > users mailing list for people with experience on the program (on the forums > there are many experienced users) and only afterwards make a more general > call: to write a complete user guide good will is not enough. > > What do you think? >
So our ideal volunteer is: 1) Already familiar with OpenOffice. They are a user. (A power user? How do we describe the needed experience level?) 2) Can collaborate with others in English on the mailing list. But does not need to have native facility. Well have editors who can clean up rough drafts. 3) Ideally some experience with technical writing or a motivation to develop these skills. (Do we want also graphic artists, do design a cover, or to create nice looking diagrams? Or is everything just screen shots?) Maybe also state that we also welcome contributions, under Apache License, of existing written materials that may be of use for our efforts. If we can describe the skill level we are looking for we should be able to advertise this broadly. But we should also think of tasks that even new users can do. In a sense new users are quite valuable, since they can "test" draft documentation to verify that the instructions are accurate and not relying on missing steps and assumptions. -Rob > Regards > Ricardo
