Blueprint: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/community-1311-docteam-roundtable Agenda: * How we can improve the "getting started contributing" process * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Wiki * ^^ Lots of detail, but confusing for newcomers * system documentation is updated every cycle, short, translated by translators, written in mallard. small subset for easy maintanance * wiki doc, not translated, not necessarily updated * lives at help.ubuntu.com/community/ * covers desktop and server * desktop docs * help.ubuntu.com, and shipped (mallard) * scope limited to unity and user interface of ubuntu * server docs * help.ubuntu.com only * Documenting our workflow -- changes / updates? * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/SystemDocumentation/UbuntuDesktopGuide * Explain what is required for contributing to which docs - wiki vs mallard+bzr+launchpad, etc * It is a bit confusing that we maintain both wiki and core system documentation * Might need to make a more pro-active approach to maintain the wiki * is the wiki documentation? should it be a part of the team? * called community help wiki, with ubuntu doc banner * Goals for Trusty * Finish up outstanding work from Saucy * merging gnome docs * making developers more aware of the documentation that exists * need info on new things as they happen * Document processes (release, editing, etc.) * Immediate Tasks for starters * Audience for the docs * differs depends on which docs you are talking about * desktop * geared towards new ubuntu users * server * geared towards running ubuntu on a server, sys admn * wiki * everything else :-) Unassigned action item: Remove ubuntu doc banner (UserDocumentation?) from community help wiki Actions: [nskaggsā€ˇ] Review DocumentationTeam wiki and give feedback to simplify for new contirbutors: TODO [knome] Review the https://help.ubuntu.com/community frontpage and try to make it look better/clearer: TODO [lyz] Put a call out to the list to get reviewers for DesktopGuide: TODO [bregma] circulate updates to ubuntu-doc when major features land/change: TODO [lyz] Schedule next IRC meeting: TODO