Re: New contributor

[Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org>]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:22:46 +0100
Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumoleyn2 zonnet nl> wrote:

> Op 27-11-17 om 18:44 schreef Petr Kovar:
> > On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:26:48 +0100
> > Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumoleyn2 zonnet nl> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > May I introduce myself. My name is Hannie and I am a contributor
> > > (translator, reviewer, author) for both Gnome and Ubuntu. I am
> > > coordinator of the Dutch translation teams (see 1 and 2 below), and team
> > > lead of the Ubuntu Manual Project (3).
> > >
> > > Since Ubuntu (17.10) has decided to drop Unity and use the Gnome
> > > environment instead, I think it is important to translate
> > > gnome-user-docs in the Dutch language. I am working at it now, but it
> > > takes time because the strings are much longer than gui translations.
> > >
> > > While translating, I noticed a few things I would like to discuss on
> > > this list, hence my subscription today.
> > >
> > > I would also like to contribute as a reviewer for the gnome-user-docs. I
> > > am not yet familiar with the workflow, but I am an experienced user of git.
> > Welcome to the project! I think the following page for new contributors is
> > a good starting point and is reasonably up-to-date, though if you spot
> > something incorrect or missing, please let us know:
> >
> > https://wiki.gnome.org/DocumentationProject/Contributing
> >
> > For reviews, I think it is best to start watching the
> > gnome-user-docs-maint gnome bugs Bugzilla user so that you get all the
> > relevant bug mail and don't miss any request for review.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > pk
> > _______________________________________________
> > gnome-doc-list mailing list
> > gnome-doc-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
> Hi Petr,
>
> Thanks for this information.
>
> In preparation of possibly becoming a member of the 
> gnome-user-docs-maint team, I had a look at the buglist (1), to see how 
> it works. What strikes me is that some bugs with status NEW are pretty 
> old (2013, 2014). Should the status be updated, or does it mean that 
> there are still people working on it?

It's very unlikely someone is actively working on those at the moment. It
would be great to go through them and change status for those seemingly
outdated or invalid.
 
> I have also looked at the structure of gnome-user-docs (2). I am not yet 
> familiar with the location where files are to be edited, perhaps 
> /gnome-user-docs/gnome-help/C (filename.page)? If there is a wiki page 
> with instructions, I haven't found it yet.

Yes, for English content, edit the files
under /gnome-user-docs/gnome-help/C/.
 
> The best way for me to learn Mallard is by looking at existing user-docs 
> pages and copy tags from them.
>
> I will continue to read information on how to become a contributor. If I 
> have any questions, I will use this list or #doc.

Thanks and please do ask more questions if you have any,
 
Cheers,
pk