The document discusses the challenges and opportunities of open source documentation. It notes that open source is no longer just for hackers and documentation is crucial for its spread. However, documentation faces challenges like differing skills and perspectives among contributors. The document advocates for experiments like opening documentation to broader editing and using sprints to improve collaboration. It provides lessons like the need for cheerleading, balancing the documentation work with community-building, and helping new leaders emerge. The document concludes by calling for continued work on documentation across open source projects and sharing experiences to improve documentation overall.
7. Documentation is like sex;
when it's good,
it's very, very good,
and when it's bad,
it's better than nothing.
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in OS typically the standards for docs are low
25. WOSdocs
http://writingopensource.com
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More important, OS help OS
not just one person or one project will make OS docs kick ass
26. Addison Berry
http://rocktreesky.com
add1sun
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