Docs FAD 2014

This is the main page for Docs Project 2014 FAD, which is a FAD focused on Fedora Documentation.

Purpose / Meeting Topics

• Develop a plan to put a new build system with Publican3/Publican4 into production
• Make sure everyone is comfortable with using Publican 3.x and the new build system for publishing.
• Work on updating any old information in our guides and making sure the recent onslaught of new features haven't been missed.
• Work on training materials for new contributors.
  • Firm up SOPs on wiki and get them into the Documentation Guide
• Discuss presentation of short-form content, ie tutorials
• New Fedora Distro (ie Fedora.Next)
• Discuss enabling community participartion
• Refine mentor process?
• Recruiting new writers
• Maybe youtube tutorials?

Proposed Agenda

Friday 9AM EST/2PM Brno

Time Topic

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• 09:00 - 10:00 EST - Introductions, schedule overview
• 10:00 - 12:00 EST - discussion on alternative documentation products
• 12:00 - 14:00 EST - Fedora.next impact and docs strategy
• 14:00 - 15:00 EST - Recruitment strategy
• 15:00 - 17:00 EST - check over Docs wiki pages, assign out for rewrite
• 18:00-20:00 EST - publishing via publican - best chance to catch rudi if required?

Saturday 9AM EST/2PM Brno

Time Topic

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• 9:00 - 10:00 EST Follow up on publishing
• 10:00 - 12:00 EST - Mentoring process
• 12:00 - 14:00 EST - proofread Documentation Guide, assign rewriters
• 14:00 - 18:00 EST - Guide status review, Guide proofreading.

Sunday 9AM EST/2PM Brno

Time Topic

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• 09:00 - 18:00 EST - Guide hacking, follow up on wiki/docs-guide assignments

Communications during the event

Video Chat	Bluejeans (Contact Sparks if you wish to join)
IRC Channel	#fedora-docs[?]
Mailing List	docs - Main Docs Project mailing list
Amateur Radio	145.550MHz (simplex) or 145.640 (- 600kHz) (Brno) 146.550MHz (simplex) or 146.640 (- 600kHz)

Physical location

Raleigh	Shadowman Room (9th Floor)
Brno	Hvitalaekjarfjall Room

Contacts

Jaromir Hradilek is heading up the Brno effort.
Eric "Sparks" Christensen is heading up the Raleigh effort.

Planning Prerequisites

See the How to organize a FAD list; you can keep your to-do list here.

• Completed work item
• Work out budget
• Decide on Dates and Location
• Arrange Facilities
• Arrange Lodging
• Arrange Refreshments

Plan

1. Location: Brno, CZ (Red Hat Office) & Raleigh, NC (Red Hat Tower)
2. Date: 21 March - 23 March, 2014
   1. See http://whenisgood.net/docsfad2014
3. Schedule TBD

Logistics

Snacks/Beverages: Details go here.

Lunch: Details go here.

Dinner: Details go here.

Budget

If you want funding from Red Hat, ask the Community Architecture team. If you can find other ways to fund your FAD, that's great too!

Contributor	Dept	Arrv	Dept	Arrv	Cost	Hotel Y/N and Price per Night
Eric Christensen	Thur, 10:55 from Wash DC	Thur, 16:42 to Raleigh	Mon, 08:54 from Raleigh	Mon, 15:14 to Wash DC	~$104 (Amtrak)	Y
Guillermo Gómez	Travel to FAD, departure	Travel to FAD, arrival	Travel from FAD, departure	Travel from FAD, arrival	Ticket cost	Y
Christopher Antila	Travel to FAD, departure	Travel to FAD, arrival	Travel from FAD, departure	Travel from FAD, arrival	CAD$500 (guess)	Y
Pete Travis	THU, early	THU, late	MON, early	MON, late	Currently ~$450	Y
John McDonough	--	remote	--
Laura Novich	Thu 7AM by air TLV--->Vienna	Thu 1530 bus from Vienna	Mon 1930	Tue 0355	Currently 360USD air+33 Euro bus fare	Y 115 Euro/Night
Name	Travel to FAD, departure	Travel to FAD, arrival	Travel from FAD, departure	Travel from FAD, arrival	Ticket cost	Y/N

1. Travel: $1850 for airfare, bus, train, etc. funding needed to get attendees to the FAD
2. Housing: $2200 for hotel, etc. needed to have attendees sleep during the FAD
   • http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdumc-raleigh-marriott-city-center/
3. Space: $0 for renting space to hack in, if applicable
   • address and travel details for the space
4. Supplies: $D for anything else you may need

Total budget: $4050+C+D

The Plan

Because it's expensive to fly people over the ocean we'll have two FADs simultaneously linked by video and data feeds. The two sites will be Brno, CZ and Raleigh, NC. Rudi may also look into linking the Brisbane office and involving people there.

Brno

Berthing

http://www.barcelo.com/BarceloHotels/en_GB/hotels/Czech-Republic/Brno/hotel-barcelo-brno-palace/general-description.aspx was recommended - special Red Hat Rate

Raleigh

Meeting Space

I'm currently working on obtaining meeting space and other logistical pieces. --Sparks (talk) 16:59, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Transportation

Plane

Flights into RDU airport. Transportation from there to the hotel and office?

Train

Amtrak has a station nearby (walking distance to the office).

Berthing

There is a nearby hotel that is two blocks from Red Hat Towers. http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdumc-raleigh-marriott-city-center/

Food and Beverages

TBD

Participants

Brno

1. Jaromír Hradílek
2. Petr Kovar
3. Petr Bokoč
4. Yoana Ruseva
5. Laura Novich - provided I get some funding
6. Jaroslav Reznik
7. Stephen
8. Jaroslav Škarvada

Raleigh

1. Eric "Sparks" Christensen - Car
2. Jared Smith - Car (with Sparks)
3. Pete Travis - air (6-9h)
4. Nick Bebout - air

Virtually

1. John

Budget

TBD