Server/Documentation

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This page is about planning and organizing work on Fedora Server documentation.

Server Documentation Team Activists Peter Boy (pboy) Author, Information Architect Eduard Lucena (x3mboy) Contributor Jan Kuparinen (copperi) Contributor more to add (hopefully) How to Contribute

Goals

• Build up a documentation which will be part of the fedora docs landing page (docs.fedoraproject.org)
• Maybe: Additional information to central "System Administrator's Guide" documentation
• Maybe: Additional information to the central "Installation Guide"

Current content for publication

Page	author	Reviewer	Status
Landing Page	pboy	pwsmith	done & ready
Server Installation	pboy	nirik	done & ready
Installation on SBC	pboy	swefredde	done & ready
Server Administration	pboy	eseyman	done & ready
Server Post installation tasks	pboy	nirik	done & ready
Server Virtualisation	pboy	swefredde	done & ready
Add Virtualisation Support	pboy	swefredde	done & ready
VMs based on Cloud Images	pboy	IRC WG	done & ready
FAQ	copperi	IRC WG	done & ready
Getting in Touch	copperi	IRC WG	done & ready

Reviewer tasks

• Check for technical and content accuracy. Contact the author in case of questions.
• Checking spelling and syntax
• Especially in the case of non-English speaking authors refine the wording and phrases

To to get the document files and to provide feedback follow the "how to Contribute" information.

How to Contribute

There are several ways to contribute. A non-intrusive way allows to comment or add to a single document. For longer-term engagement, it makes sense to set up a complete authoring environment.

Details are described on a separate page .

The next steps

• Concretization of the planning. We need
  • a rough overall plan of the content
  • exemplary topics / themes
  • to find contributors / authors

• Set up Working Environment
  • Staging Area
  • Preparation of publishing pipelines

• Define Milestones
  • Most important: minimum requirement for going online

Preliminary planning proposal

Recently I came across an informative article: : "What is good documentation for software projects?" It's not brand new, but it's a good summary of what to look for in a documentation project.

Team

We need skill sets from multiple roles 

• Authors/Writers with a deep understanding of the software being described, who create texts, of course
• Information Architects who understands how to structure material
• Reviewers with a deep understanding of the software being described, who ensure technical correctness
• Editor/Reader, especially English native speakers, who proofread the wording and spelling
• Administrator who keeps up the build pipelines and correct web formatting and presentation
• Coordinator, who keeps an eye on the overall plan and helps to align all the processes and people

Guidelines

Notes on the structure of the texts. For example, it would be necessary to regulate:

• Specification of author(s), date of creation, last update, Fedora version with which representations were tested.
• Start with a short summary of the subject matter, objective and desired outcome. (paragraph of 2-3 sentences)
• Divide longer sequences into sections with subheadings and short explanations
• Provide each step with a brief explanation/justification, if possible, a general instruction structure and a concrete example.

Overall Conceptualization of Server Documentation Content

As a first Draft we may discuss (See also: A first draft of a proposal for a concept to improve documentation)

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