Hi Jim, Can you give some more details about what the 'online lab for writers' would include?
Thanks, Michelle >X-Original-To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >Delivered-To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:23:59 -0800 >From: Jim Grisanzio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Proposal: OpenSolaris Articles Project >To: Ben Rockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >X-Accept-Language: en-us, en, ja >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; SunOS i86pc; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20041221 >Cc: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >X-BeenThere: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 >List-Id: General OpenSolaris Discussion List <opensolaris-discuss.opensolaris.org> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-discuss>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] e> >List-Archive: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-discuss> >List-Post: <mailto:opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org> >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-discuss>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Ben Rockwood wrote: > >> I think this is duplication. There already exists at Documentation >> community, such an effort should be coordinated through that effort. An >> articles project is fine, but it should be done in lock step with the >> OpenSolaris Docs team. >> >> benr. > >Well, it doesn't have to be duplicative if we focus properly. I'm >thinking more of an online lab for writers initially. And the key here >is to focus on producing multiple forms of content that could live at >multiple venues, not just opensolaris.org. So, we could help people with >contributed articles, Q&As, interviews, profiles, technical articles, >feature articles, etc. Maybe some of that stuff goes on the Articles >page, maybe some of it becomes presentations or papers for conferences >or user group meetings, maybe some of it goes to a magazine. Maybe some >of the marketing people get involved in the project to work with a >writer to get a piece placed, maybe some of the docs people can get >involved to help a writer with a piece that documents a technical >procedure, etc. > >I'm looking for a wide diversity of content that supports multiple >levels of the project. So, I see this content as more general than docs >and more technical than advocacy and I see it as additive, not >duplicative. Personally, I have an interest in working with people who >are not highly technical but who want to write about OpenSolaris and >contribute in that way. > >Perhaps we should consider using content-discuss rather than >articles-discuss, too. > >Jim >-- >Jim Grisanzio, Community Manager, OpenSolaris >http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/ >_______________________________________________ >opensolaris-discuss mailing list >opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
