[CHAOSS] [software] Google Summer of Docs (does not exist yet)

Thu Oct 18 18:21:08 UTC 2018

Thanks Josh and Will for the corrections and additional information. I look
forward to hearing more on this initiative.

Georg

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 5:18 PM, Will Norris via CHAOSS <
chaoss at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> and a slight correction (not that it really matters that much)... the S in
> GSoD is "season" rather than "summer".  Google Season of Docs.  The idea
> being that it probably wouldn't run in the summer (for the northern
> hemisphere) so as not to conflict with Summer of Code.
>
> But yes, as Josh said, this is a bit different from Summer of Code in that
> it's not targeted at students.  That will likely impact various aspects of
> how the program is run.  For example, the expectation is that the
> participants are likely already working full-time jobs, so the tasks may
> need to be smaller.  Lots of details being worked out by the team, but
> expect some differences from Summer of Code.
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 7:23 AM Joshua R. Simmons <i at joshuasimmons.name>
> wrote:
>
>> One note, the stated goal for GSoD is to help tech writers make the leap
>> from user-oriented docs to developer-oriented docs, and introduce them to
>> FOSS along the way. These are writers who are largely stuck, unable to get
>> the job they want without first getting the experience.
>>
>> As such, the current vision of the program involves recruiting tech
>> writers who are already in the field, rather than students, to help them
>> make that leap. Students wouldn't be excluded, of course, but they aren't
>> the target audience.
>>
>> - Josh (Google OSPO)
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2018, 07:13 Sean Goggins, <s at goggins.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am also on this train on behalf of CHAOSS and Augur!
>>>
>>> I made the suggestion that we recruit from liberal arts universities. My
>>> experience is an English or Political Science major in the liberal arts is
>>> often a better choice for writing up documentation.  Particularly if is in
>>> partnership with a development team.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>> On Oct 18, 2018, at 5:46 AM, Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente <
>>> jsmanrique at bitergia.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Me too :-D
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Manrique
>>>
>>> El jue., 18 oct. 2018 9:53, Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona <jgb at bitergia.com>
>>> escribió:
>>>
>>>> I did answer to their survey, in the name of CHAOSS/GrimoireLab,
>>>> stating our interest to participate.
>>>>
>>>>         Jesus.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 2018-10-17 at 22:55 +0200, Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona wrote:
>>>> > Thanks, Georg.
>>>> >
>>>> > Certainly, it looks interesting...
>>>> >
>>>> >       Jesus.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, 2018-10-17 at 20:08 +0200, Georg Link wrote:
>>>> > > Hi CHAOSS Software Committee,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > After we had a good experience with Google Summer of Code, maybe
>>>> > > you
>>>> > > have thoughts on the current idea to establish a Google Summer of
>>>> > > Docs.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > For details on the proposal, see these slides:
>>>> > > https://goo.gl/3Bpris
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>>>> > >
>>>> > > If you are interested to participate, should this program be
>>>> > > created,
>>>> > > we should let Google know: https://goo.gl/2tfUQQ
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>>>> > >
>>>> > > Best,
>>>> > > Georg
>>>> > >
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Georg J.P. Link
PhD Candidate
College of Information Science and Technology | PKI 367
University of Nebraska at Omaha | www.unomaha.edu
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