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 ;)
