Re: Linux docs (was:Re: [tlug] Re: IPv6)

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 06:51:03PM +0900, Darren Cook wrote:
> >  > How hard is it to get involved in documentation projects?
> 
> 
> I've never had this impression. Must be an emacs thing ;-).

Remember who created emacs.  :)


> I think most programmers of most open source projects would bend down
> and kiss your feet if you offered to write documentation, especially if
> it is tutorial/how-to documentation, which the main developers are
> generally incapable of. Knowing the internals is very much optional.
> 
> And you don't even need to get permission: just post the tutorial to a
> blog and thanks to the wonders of google people will find it and 
ready it.

(I suspect you meant to type read it.)  This is true though.  I remember
going through the scim-anthy README, trying to figure something out, and
mechanically clicking a reccomended link for a tutorial.  I wound up on
my own Japanese in Linux page.  :)  It's a nice feeling though. 


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