[SeasonOfDocs] The Good Docs Project - next steps

[Jared Morgan]

Yep I can make that time as well

On Wed., 26 Jun. 2019, 10:36 Felicity Brand, <felicitybrand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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