[SeasonOfDocs] GeoNetwork meeting reminder

Thu Jan 2 03:04:06 PST 2020

Hi Cameron and Jo,

I started with the installation guide and am still stuck.
Can we have a quick call to discuss this? I am referring to the OsGeo
equivalent here (
https://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html) to
relate it to these installation instructions (
https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/3.8.x/en/maintainer-guide/installing/index.html).
Am I on the right track?

Until I get some clarity, I am not sure I can proceed with this.

Meanwhile, I will skip to the next task (go through Byron's spreadsheet and
start classifying these based on the 4 content types from the Divio blog).

Does that sound ok?

Swapnil

On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 09:56, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Swapnil, looks good and would be fine to send out as is.
>
> A couple of minor suggestions which you can take or leave as you see fit.
>
> * You are working within a volunteer community where people are gifting
> their time (or sometimes gifting their employer's time). How the person
> spends their time is up to the person - sometimes taking advice from
> others, but at the end of the day, they drive their own agenda. I suggest
> you think of how you spend your time on this project in the same way. You
> make the final decision about how you spend your time to maximise the
> benefit of the project and the broader community. Heed advice from people
> within the community about what will likely work, but at the end of the
> day, you know your own capabilities better than others, and will be able to
> judge how you can be most impactful (and enjoy yourself in the process).
>
> * With that in mind, the tone of your communication will likely change
> slightly, so it doesn't sound like you are writing a progress report to
> your boss.
>
> Instead of:
>
> - "In line with directions provided by Cameron and Byron, I will do ..."
>
> Your tone may change to:
>
> - "After talking with Cameron and Byron, it sounds like we need to do XXX.
> So I'm planning to work on ..."
>
> (I've exaggerated a bit for effect). The revised statement is more
> conversational, and provides an opening for others in the community to add
> suggestions. (Note, Cameron and Byron are not your boss, they are part of a
> community, and you are doing your best to capture the best ideas from this
> community.)
>
> * A major risk factor for Open Source projects is having someone come in,
> do something great, then leave and have no one left to maintain the great
> contribution. Long term sustainability is super-important and something
> that should be considered with all your decisions. A key reason why you are
> creating templates is so you can empower others to write great docs, and
> continue to do so after you have left. This should be mentioned and worked
> toward.
>
> * For your doc tasks, I suggest adding "why" you plan to do them. It
> should help get some buy in from the community (which is important).
>
> So, with all that in mind, I've inserted a few suggested tweaks below.
> On 21/12/19 11:23 pm, Swapnil Ogale wrote:
>
> Hi Cameron,
>
> Just wanted to run this past you before I email the whole list.
> -------------
>
> Hi all,
>
> Here's a short email listing the discussions Cameron, Byron and I had
> yesterday.
>
> Unfortunately Jo and Paul couldn't make it, so we have probably missed
> insights gained during recent doc hackdays, but we came up with the
> following suggestions to get me going over the next few weeks.
>
> GeoNetwork - Season of Docs proposal
>
> Documentation tasks (in order of priority)
>
>
>    1.
>
>    Work on/Update Installation Guide for Windows
>    2.
>
>    Perform a content audit of existing content (Byron’s spreadsheet) and
>    apply the Divio (4 doc types) against the content to identify doc  types
>
> *... The aim here is to see if we can logically split docs into Tutorials,
> Howtos, Explanations, and References, which would them make them easier to
> maintain.*
>
>
>    1.
>
>    Set up templates based on content types for developers
>
> *The aim here is to make it easier for developers, users, tech writers and
> me to write good docs. There are some best practices getting developed in
> TheGoodDocsProject which I'm hoping to build upon.*
>
>
> When/how I plan to tackle this (Timelines)
>
>
>    1.
>
>    End of Dec - Draft of Windows installation guide
>    2.
>
>    Jan 1st week - Audit of existing content to match the 4 doc types.
>
> Thanks,
> Swapnil
>
> Timelines look good. Thanks, Cameron
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2019 at 08:04, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jo,
>> Hopefully you have a meeting invite from me titled "Moved Geonetwork
>> Google Season of Docs meeting".
>> Timeslot:
>>
>> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2019&month=12&day=19&hour=19&min=0&sec=0&p1=240&p2=264&p3=136&p4=16
>>
>> Location Local Time Time Zone UTC Offset
>> Sydney <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/sydney> (Australia
>> - New South Wales) Friday, 20 December 2019 at 6:00:00 am AEDT
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aedt> UTC+11 hours
>> Wellington
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/new-zealand/wellington> (New
>> Zealand - Wellington) Friday, 20 December 2019 at 8:00:00 am NZDT
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/nzdt> UTC+13 hours
>> London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United
>> Kingdom - England) Thursday, 19 December 2019 at 7:00:00 pm GMT
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/gmt> UTC
>> Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam>
>> (Netherlands) Thursday, 19 December 2019 at 8:00:00 pm CET
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cet> UTC+1 hour
>> Corresponding UTC (GMT) Thursday, 19 December 2019 at 19:00:00
>> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191219T1900>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 19 Dec 2019 at 06:36, Jo Cook <jo.k.cook at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Cameron,
>>>
>>> I didn't get notification that you'd moved the meeting, did you send an
>>> email notification? Sure, happy to move it but we'll have to decide a time
>>> that works for everyone in the new year.
>>>
>>> Jo
>>>
>>> On Wed, 18 Dec 2019, 18:37 Cameron Shorter, <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Jo, would it be okay to move the meeting to 9 hours later, so that
>>>> Byron can attend? (I've sent out a meeting invite earlier)
>>>>
>>>> Swapnil, Paul, Byron and I have confirmed availability.
>>>> On 19/12/19 5:06 am, Jo Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Our fortnightly Geonetwork meeting is at 10am GMT tomorrow via Google
>>>> hangout. Let me know if you need an invite.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Jo
>>>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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> Cameron Shorter
> Technology Demystifier
> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>
> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>
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