[SeasonOfDocs] The Good Docs Project - next steps

[Felicity Brand]

That time is fine with me. Cheers

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 4:54 AM Riona Macnamara <rionam at google.com> wrote:

> Hi everybody -
> Thanks so much, Cameron, for this update.
> I can make the proposed time next week, for sure. I'm going to be
> discussing this project with some folks on my team over the next couple of
> days, and look forward to getting more involved once I make sure we don't
> have any blockers.
>
> Best
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 12:21 PM Becky Todd <btodd at atlassian.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's another project that might be interesting:
>> https://www.writethedocs.org/guide/ (https://github.com/writethedocs)
>> Contribution guide: https://www.writethedocs.org/guide/contributing/
>>
>> On scheduling. I keep Australia-friendly office hours to collab with my
>> team on US Mon/Tue (AEST Tue/Wed 8:00-10:30 am). I am generally not
>> available during those hours since they're reserved for recurring meetings.
>> I'm happy to meet earlier or later on those days, though. Or on US Sunday
>> (Australia/Mon). Apart from that, my schedule is generally flexible, and
>> I'm happy to take meetings as late as noon Sydney time.
>>
>> Becky todd
>> Senior Developer Content Designer, Ecosystem
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 7:22 AM Cameron Shorter <
>> cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm feeling pretty special to be amongst a bunch smart tech writers who
>>> are keen create a "writing templates" project (and a quite a bit more).
>>>
>>> Here is what I suggest we do next:
>>>
>>> 1. Over the next few weeks, lets start discussions on this
>>> SeasonOfDocs at lists.osgeo.org email list.
>>>
>>> 2. Between us, lets articulate our vision. I suggest we bounce ideas
>>> around on this list, and start collecting them into a Google doc that we
>>> collectively edit. I've been getting inspired by each of you on what this
>>> vision might be. We should think big, but make sure our first goals are
>>> very achievable.
>>>
>>> 3. Are there any existing projects which we should join instead of
>>> starting our own?
>>>
>>> * Riona pointed to this project:
>>> https://github.com/kylelobo/The-Documentation-Compendium
>>>
>>> * Stephanie pointed to:
>>> https://github.com/San-Francisco-Write-The-Docs/lone-writers-guide
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the people behind these projects? We should reach out
>>> to them. I'll be interested to hear thoughts on these projects.
>>>
>>> Lets discuss on email over the upcoming week. Next week, lets aim to
>>> decide if we are to join an existing project or start our own.
>>>
>>> 4. I suggest we set up a meeting next week with those of us who can make
>>> it. Maybe:
>>> Location Local Time Time Zone UTC Offset
>>> Sydney <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/sydney> (Australia
>>> - New South Wales) Tuesday, 2 July 2019 at 8:00:00 am AEST
>>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aest> UTC+10 hours
>>> Austin <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/austin> (USA - Texas) Monday,
>>> 1 July 2019 at 5:00:00 pm CDT
>>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cdt> UTC-5 hours
>>> New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (USA -
>>> New York) Monday, 1 July 2019 at 6:00:00 pm EDT
>>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/edt> UTC-4 hours
>>> London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United
>>> Kingdom - England) Monday, 1 July 2019 at 11:00:00 pm BST
>>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/bst> UTC+1 hour
>>> Paris <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/france/paris> (France -
>>> Île-de-France) Tuesday, 2 July 2019 at 12:00:00 midnight CEST
>>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest> UTC+2 hours
>>>
>>> (I can do earlier or later.)
>>>
>>> 5. A few of you were wanting to get clarifications from your
>>> organisations about open sourcing material. I suggest letting us know how
>>> that progresses. This might help
>>> http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-open-business-business-case.html
>>>
>>> 6. If we decide to start our own project, we will need to set up web
>>> pages, project structure and so on. If we join an existing project, we will
>>> likely need to help them do some of these things. We can start in a week or
>>> two.
>>>
>>> Okay, over to you. Please don't be shy - share your ideas and
>>> suggestions, and lets get this vision nailed down.
>>> On 25/6/19 9:09 am, Riona Macnamara wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you seen this?
>>>
>>> Cameron Shorter
>>> Technology Demystifier
>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>>
>>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>>>
>>>
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