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FOSS DOCS 101 (keep it simple, present!)

FOSS DOCS 101 (keep it simple, present!)

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Does your open source project need better documentation? Do you wish that new users could get started with your software more easily? Do you feel that your code contribution workflow isn’t documented well enough, or that contributors are discouraged from documenting their code? How can you give your project docs the love they deserve?

This high-level talk aims to introduce the main principles of technical communication in the context of FOSS projects. It is intended for anyone who interacts with documentation, whether your project is fresh off the dev environment or has been around since the dawn of Git. Topics include content strategy and planning, infrastructure and information management, and community contribution and engagement.

Presented at EuroPython 2015: https://ep2015.europython.eu/conference/talks/foss-docs-101-keep-it-simple-present

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July 24, 2015
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  1. FOSS DOCS 101
    Mikey Ariel
    Senior technical writer, Red Hat
    EuroPython, July 2015

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  2. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    who am I?

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  3. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    why am I here?

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  4. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    documentation matters!
    (to me, to you, and you, and you...)

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  5. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    times are a' changing...
    Documentation is a key component of
    successful software
    Documentation is an afterthought of
    software delivery

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    how documentation helps
    Unified and intuitive
    user experience
    Portable and adoptable
    workflow
    Scalable and adaptable
    project

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  7. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    join the docs club
    Content Strategy
    DevOps for Docs
    Community Engagement

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  8. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    asking the right questions
    (even if the answer is as simple as 42)

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  9. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    WHO
    are my readers?

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  10. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    WHAT
    do my readers want to know?

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  11. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    WHEN
    do my readers need this content?

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  12. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    WHERE
    do my readers consume this content?

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  13. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    WHY
    do my readers even need this content?

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  14. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    GNOME help

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    GNOME help

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  16. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    GNOME help

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    GNOME help

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    GNOME help

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    archlinux wiki

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    archlinux wiki

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    RHEL OpenStack

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    RHEL OpenStack
    ???

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  23. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    DevOps for Docs
    (not just for developers anymore!)

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    DevOps
    for Docs
    continuous
    integration
    automation
    content
    curation
    iterative
    authoring
    unified
    toolchain

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  25. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    docs or it didn't happen
    (even when nobody got time for that)

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  27. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    contribution guidelines

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  28. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    NixOS

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    templates

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  30. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    Read the Docs

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  31. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    collaboration and training

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  32. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    sprints and hackfests

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  33. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    conferences and communities

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  34. EuroPython 2015 | MIKEY ARIEL
    welcome to the club!

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  35. THANK YOU!
    [email protected]
    @thatdocslady

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