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= Introduce Yourself to the Docs Project = | = Introduce Yourself to the Docs Project = | ||
When a new writer/editor joins the Documentation Project, we ask that he/she introduces themselves on the | When a new writer/editor joins the Documentation Project, we ask that he/she introduces themselves on the Fedora Docs mailing list. To sign up for the list, visit [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list the fedora-docs-list signup page] . The primary purpose of this is to begin the process of building trust by learning about the writer/editor, and downloading their GPG key. | ||
{| | {{admon/note|The below items in bold are '''Requested''' while the other items are optional but recommended.|}} | ||
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{{ | {{admon/important|Translators do not need to do self-introductions on the fedora-docs-list mailing list, and can instead refer to the rest of the information on the [[DocsProject/Translation]] page.|}} | ||
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The purpose of all this is to break anonymity and foster real-world community within the project. You are under no obligation to reveal personal secrets. The objective is to establish a level of trust with yourself and the other members of the project. | The purpose of all this is to break anonymity and foster real-world community within the project. You are under no obligation to reveal personal secrets. The objective is to establish a level of trust with yourself and the other members of the project. | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 28 May 2008
Introduce Yourself to the Docs Project
When a new writer/editor joins the Documentation Project, we ask that he/she introduces themselves on the Fedora Docs mailing list. To sign up for the list, visit the fedora-docs-list signup page . The primary purpose of this is to begin the process of building trust by learning about the writer/editor, and downloading their GPG key.
The below items in bold are Requested while the other items are optional but recommended.
Translators do not need to do self-introductions on the fedora-docs-list mailing list, and can instead refer to the rest of the information on the DocsProject/Translation page.
The purpose of all this is to break anonymity and foster real-world community within the project. You are under no obligation to reveal personal secrets. The objective is to establish a level of trust with yourself and the other members of the project.
A question to keep in mind is:
~+What do you want to know about people before working with and trusting them?+~
Then tell us what you would want to know about yourself.
Subject
- Self-Introduction: Your Name Here
Body
- Full legal name (as you use it is fine)
- City, Country; you may use your timezone if you have a compelling reason not to specify your city or country
- Profession or Student status
- Company, School, or other affiliation
- Your goals in the Fedora Project
- What do you want to write about?
- What other documentation do you want to see published?
- Anything else you'd like to do?
- Historical qualifications
- What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?
- What level and type of computer skills do you have?
- What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc.
- What makes you an excellent match for the project?
- GPG KEYID and fingerprint
- See DocsProject/UsingGpg/CreatingKeys for help and instructions if you don't have a GPG key.
- Be sure that your GPG key is uploaded to pgp.mit.edu. Use "gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --send-key KEYID".
- Your GPG fingerprint is 40 hexadecimal characters long, while your KEYID is the last 8 digits.
- Below is an example of a block of text suitable for cut & paste into your self-introduction e-mail.
[warren@computer ~] # gpg --fingerprint 54A2ACF1 pub 1024D/54A2ACF1 2002-11-25 Warren Togami (Linux) <warren@togami.com> Key fingerprint = 785A 304B 08C1 F291 F54F 9A68 6BDD FE8E 54A2 ACF1 sub 2048g/4AD75982 2002-11-25 [expires: 2007-11-24]