[SeasonOfDocs] GeoNetwork meeting reminder
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Thu Jan 2 11:40:55 PST 2020
Hi Swapnil, I'd be happy to have a chat today. If ok, I'll give a call
after I drop my son off at the airport ~ 8:30am. I'll send you an SMS
first to confirm you are free.
On 2/1/20 10:04 pm, Swapnil Ogale wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>> <mailto: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
>> <mailto: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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>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Technology Demystifier
>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>
>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
> --
> Cameron Shorter
> Technology Demystifier
> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>
> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>
--
Cameron Shorter
Technology Demystifier
Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
M +61 (0) 419 142 254
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