[asterisk-doc] Who's Willing to Contribute ?

[john maclean]

Proof reading sounds nice and simple. I could help to that too.

2009/2/9 Robert Broyles <robert at poornam.com>:
> Thanks for the correction. ;-)
> Like I said, it's been a long night. And still more to go yet. (At least
> another 5 more hours)
>
> Regards,
> Robert Broyles
>
>
>
> AsteriskDocs RoleAccount wrote:
>
> We would be willing to help with the proffreading.  (that was intended as an
> arguably poor joke, of course!)
>
> For example, Robert, anyone contemplating the preparation of documentation
> should be careful as to whether the correct term is "depreciated" or
> "deprecated".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robert Broyles" <robert at poornam.com>
> Sent 2/9/2009 8:19:01 AM
> To: "Discussions regarding The Asterisk Documentation Project"
> <asterisk-doc at lists.digium.com>
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-doc] Who's Willing to Contribute ?
>
> Sorry in advance for any grammer/spelling mistakes. (I've been at it for
> almost 18 hours now.)
>
> My thoughts are basically this...
>
> 1) We can start from scratch, and create a new single wiki, which is
> recognized as the most comprehensive guide to Asterisk.
> 2) We can expand further on voip-info.org.
>
> Regardless of which option we do, regular 'audits' of the documentation is
> done, to ensure that the latest  and most accurate information is available.
>
> What information will be available?
> Everything about Asterisk.
>     - Guide to setup/install of Asterisk (Using the Realtime Engine, AEL,
> etc)
>     - Troubleshooting/debugging guide, common issues and their resolution,
> etc
>     - Each dialplan application, explanation of it's use, it's
> parameters/options, examples of use.
>     - depreciated functions, and detailed alternative methods
>
> Some of this stuff seems silly, but the point it to make the information
> available to even the newbies. Someone mentioned in a previous thread that
> alot of the information on voip-info.org is written for advanced users, and
> it assumes too much about the reader, and their skillset. This only leads to
> more silly questions from the reader.
>
> Anyway, this is my start. I am at least attempting to improve the
> documentation on Asterisk.  Anyone go any other suggestions?
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Broyles
>
>
>
> john maclean wrote:
>
> I'd love to contribute with the little that I know. What exactly are
>
> you looking for? A supplement to the existing docs and man pages
>
> or...?
>
>
>
> 2009/2/9 Robert Broyles <robert at poornam.com>:
>
>
>
> Seems this message didn't go through the first time. If you get it a
>
> second time, I'm sorry.
>
>
>
> ============
>
>
>
> A few weeks ago, in the users lists, I was speaking about the lack of
>
> proper documentation regarding Asterisk. While there is the Asterisk
>
> Bible (http://asteriskdocs.org) - great read by the way ... and there's
>
> voip-info.org - there isn't really a good source for comprehensive
>
> documentation on Asterisk.
>
>
>
> With that in mind, our organization is prepared to sponsor a project
>
> such as this. However, we're looking to know how much contribution the
>
> community is willing to give.
>
>
>
> I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback in this regard. Thanks in
>
> advance for your time.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Broyles
>
> Poornam Inc aka Bobcares
>
> Phoenix, Arizona, USA 602.288.9145
>
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