- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:05:57 -0400
- To: Chris Mills <cmills@w3.org>
- CC: Janet Swisher <jswisher@mozilla.com>, public-webplatform@w3.org, Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>
Hi, folks- Great news! Our OSCON proposal has been accepted. It has been scheduled for 17:00 on 25 Jul 2013. Thank you, Chris, for putting together a great proposal. Eliot, Janet, you both showed an interest in helping present. Do you want to start working on a top-notch presentation soon? Regards- -Doug On 2/5/13 9:36 AM, Doug Schepers wrote: > Hi, Janet- > > Thanks, changed. > > Did seem a bit grandiose... :) > > Regards- > -Doug > > On 2/5/13 3:36 AM, Chris Mills wrote: >> Good call Janet - I was wondering about that line myself ;-) >> >> Chris Mills Opera Software, dev.opera.com W3C Fellow, web education >> and webplatform.org Author of "Practical CSS3: Develop and Design" >> (http://goo.gl/AKf9M) >> >> On 4 Feb 2013, at 22:51, Janet Swisher <jswisher@mozilla.com> wrote: >> >>> Looks good. My only caveat is that the subtitle "a blueprint for >>> open documentation" may be a bit strong in this context. WPD is >>> doing things that lots of open source projects have done, so it's a >>> bit presumptuous to call it a blueprint. Maybe "a case study in >>> open documentation"? I know that doesn't sound as cool, but I think >>> the content and the organizations behind it give it oomph. >>> >>> On 2/4/13 2:39 PM, Chris Mills wrote: >>>> Ok, how about this? >>>> >>>> >>>> - Presentation title >>>> >>>> WebPlatform.org: a blueprint for open documentation? >>>> >>>> - Overview and extended descriptions of the presentation: main >>>> idea, sub-topics, and conclusion >>>> >>>> WebPlatform.org is intended to be THE definitive documentation >>>> source for client-side open web technologies, and to succeed at >>>> this goal, the organizers felt that it had to be a shining >>>> example of what an open source documentation project can be. To >>>> this end, we: >>>> >>>> * Made the community open: anyone can contribute to the project >>>> for free, with whatever useful skills they have at their >>>> disposal * Published the documentation on an open license: We >>>> chose CC BY as our default license, with the aim of making the >>>> docs as reusable and extensible as possible * Built the platform >>>> on open source technologies such as MediaWiki and OpenStack, so >>>> that the site is easy for anyone to fix, extend and improve >>>> >>>> We have already achieved much, getting many pages of useful >>>> documentation up on the site, fixing many bugs, running doc >>>> sprints round the world to help move forward, and fostering a >>>> currently-small-but-passionate community of people who want to >>>> help with the effort. But we've got a lot more to do. >>>> >>>> In this session we will talk about the community, the docs and >>>> the infrastructure, looking at what has worked well and what has >>>> not been so successful, to help others learn from our successes >>>> and mistakes. >>>> >>>> - Sample presenter-skills video (existing talk, or a web-cam >>>> sample) >>>> >>>> bleh? >>>> >>>> - Suggested track >>>> >>>> Community or Education >>>> >>>> - Speaker(s) expertise >>>> >>>> bleh? >>>> >>>> -Brief speaker biography >>>> >>>> bleh? >>>> >>>> - Suggested keyword tags >>>> >>>> webplatform, w3c, web, open standards, community, documentation >>>> >>>> Chris Mills Opera Software, dev.opera.com W3C Fellow, web >>>> education and webplatform.org Author of "Practical CSS3: Develop >>>> and Design" ( http://goo.gl/AKf9M ) >>>> >>>> On 4 Feb 2013, at 13:14, Chris Mills <cmills@w3.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I'm happy to jump on this now. I'll go through and work up a >>>>> potential proposal, and mail it to the list for feedback in an >>>>> hour or so. >>>>> >>>>> I can't make it to speak unfortunately, as this clashes with >>>>> another talk I am already down to do. But happy to help the >>>>> team prepare. >>>>> >>>>> Chris Mills Opera Software, dev.opera.com W3C Fellow, web >>>>> education and webplatform.org Author of "Practical CSS3: >>>>> Develop and Design" ( http://goo.gl/AKf9M ) >>>>> >>>>> On 4 Feb 2013, at 04:29, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, folks- >>>>>> >>>>>> Would someone like to help me put together a proposal for a >>>>>> session on Web Platform Docs at OSCON [1]? I just found out >>>>>> that the deadline is Monday (today). >>>>>> >>>>>> It could be a panel, or a single presenter. >>>>>> >>>>>> The topic area I think it would fit in would be "Open web, >>>>>> open standards, and open data". The track could be Community >>>>>> or Education. >>>>>> >>>>>> There are several different tacks we could take: what's >>>>>> worked, what hasn't yet, where you plan to go further; what >>>>>> open source software we used to build it (MediaWiki, >>>>>> OpenStack, etc.); community aspects and how to get involved; >>>>>> etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013/public/cfp/251 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards- -Doug >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- Janet Swisher Mozilla Developer Network Technical >>> Writer/Community Steward >> >> > >
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