[Mailman-Developers] Documentation status?

[Jason Pruim]

On Mar 6, 2008, at 3:20 AM, Terri Oda wrote:
>
>
> Other docs I want to see in the wiki:
>
> In my perfect world, I'd like to see us port all of our FAQ items to
> the documentation part of the wiki, so all of these things could be
> found in one place and thus easily searchable in one go.  Any
> volunteers?  Easy job, just a bit time-consuming, and a bit of
> thought needs to be put into how best to organize things.  My guess
> is make them all children of an FAQ page so they're automatically
> indexed, but keep things one-question-per-page since it's unlikely
> that anyone'll ever want to print the entire FAQ.
>
> Similarly, installation docs, things like the backscatter
> information... all should be in one place.  I was trying to explain
> to one of my department sysadmins where to find mailman help, and it
> was *embarrassing* when I started listing off the docs I wrote, the
> FAQ Wizard, the mailing lists, the help files included with the
> installation, the FAQ on list.org... really, I'd like to see a one-
> stop shop for documentation, and I think the wiki is the best choice
> (because more people can contribute!), with us exporting the bits
> that are useful to go with each release.
>
> I periodically try to coerce my little sister to import everything
> into the wiki for me, but she is strangely resistant to my offer of
> cookies in exchange for mind-numbing work. ;)    But it is a pretty
> easy job with a script and some time to sanity-check the results, if
> anyone's got some time and interest.  As added incentive, the offer
> of fresh cookies is open to anyone, not just my sister.  I'll mail
> them out to any address you like, although obviously I can't
> guarantee that they'll be quite as fresh by the time you get 'em. ;)

Hi Terri,

I've been watching this thread with interest and would like to help  
where I can... I don't know Python, so I can't exactly help program,  
but I've been told I can translate technological info into something  
the normal person could understand. So what do I have to do to start  
helping? :)

I have some nights/weekends free and I usually try and fill those with  
paying work, but need some good karma to go with my money! :) Besides,  
I love Mailman... Best mailing list software I've used!

So let me know where I can help!

Thanks!


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