A new guide for newbies

Fri Nov 26 21:24:37 UTC 2010

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On 11/24/2010 11:28 AM, Dilip P Kumasi wrote:
> Hello Everyone.
> 
> I am a newbie, and unfortunately, have been a newbie for a very long
> time now. The two biggest hurdles that are stopping me from making any
> progress are
> 1. I am afraid I might break something

I wouldn't be afraid of breaking anything.  Our source repositories have
the ability to roll back any changes that were made.

> 2. I can't figure out where I can fit in the docs team.

I haven't seen you in the Docs IRC room or at any of the meetings.  Have
you been interacting with other members?  I wonder what your interests
are and if those interests could translate into work in an existing
guide or a new guide.

> 
> To solve the first problem, I want to ask if it is possible to start a
> "Hello World" doc: A doc meant exclusively for newbies, that never gets
> published for any release, where everyone is welcome to jump in and get
> comfortable with the process without worrying about breaking something. 

I like this idea.  Of course you could do this on your own by generating
a guide, new or existing, on your own computer.

> Can this be done?

If you would like to have a git repository to experiment with I'm sure
that can be arranged.  Otherwise you can create and build your own
guides on your computer using Publican.
> 
> --Dilip 

- --Eric
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