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Re: Why? -- "A Modest Proposal"



On Wednesday 16 November 2016 14:13:49 Richard Owlett wrote:
> There exist SOC <Summer of Code> projects to encourage/mentor
> fledgling programmers.
> Considering the state of documentation, esp man pages, why no SOD
> <Summer of Documentation> projects for potential tech writers.

There is no obvious pay-off for Google - or anyone else with money.  And it 
isn't fun.

You could always make a start.  Have you?  This is, after all, open source.  
And the Wiki is, well, a Wiki. ;-)

Lisi

> In many areas, nerds are considered illiterate. I can see SOD
> projects as a vehicle to encourage technically oriented teens to
> hone their composition skills. Attempting to edit existing man
> pages might be a good starting point. It would obviously require
> mentors with an atypical mixture of skill sets.
>
> P.S. Apologies to J. Swift ;)


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