From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 8 23:54:43 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B2CD106567B for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:54:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drulavigne@sympatico.ca) Received: from bay0-omc1-s14.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s14.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56D718FC19 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:54:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY151-W6 ([65.54.190.61]) by bay0-omc1-s14.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:42:17 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [70.26.38.224] From: Dru Lavigne To: Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:42:16 +0000 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2011 23:42:17.0695 (UTC) FILETIME=[75B31EF0:01CBDDEA] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: offer of space for doc sprint X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:54:43 -0000 Hello all=2C The second conference on open source documentation teams will be held in Ci= ncinnati=2C Ohio from Friday=2C June 3 to Monday=2C June 7: http://openhelpconference.com/index.html I was at the first conference 2 years ago and it was a great experience to = have the opportunity to talk to other doc teams (KDE=2C GNOME=2C XFCE=2C et= c.) and to discuss how every team shares the same problems=2C no perfect to= ols exist=2C what tools are available=2C and general brainstorming on how t= o attract new blood=2C streamline processes=2C etc. The conference organizers have offered space to the FreeBSD doc team to hol= d a doc sprint=3B in addition to a physical space for those who can travel = to the conference=2C there will be a bigbluebutton.org video conferencing b= ridge available so that remote sprinters can participate. The Foundation ha= s indicated that they will accept travel grant requests to attend this conf= erence. Is anyone interested in participating in a doc sprint on Monday=2C June 7th= ? If so=2C we should set up a page on http://wiki.freebsd.org/Conferences t= o start brainstorming what we'd like to accomplish=2C participants=2C etc. Also=2C does anyone know if there are plans for a doc session during the BS= DCan DevSummit? The FreeBSD Mall is still interested in publishing an updat= ed version of the Handbook and I'd like to start brainstorming on tasks and= dates so that that can become an achievable goal. Cheers=2C Dru =