add encouragement to contribute without learning LaTeX

(closes SF bug #948517)

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
index 8e01de8..9a266f5 100644
--- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex
+++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ This document describes the document classes and special markup used
 in the Python documentation.  Authors may use this guide, in
 conjunction with the template files provided with the
 distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
+
+If you're interested in contributing to Python's documentation,
+there's no need to learn \LaTeX{} if you're not so inclined; plain
+text contributions are more than welcome as well.
 \end{abstract}
 
 \tableofcontents
@@ -73,6 +77,16 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
   discussing future directions for the Python documentation and where
   to turn for more information.
 
+  If your interest is in contributing to the Python documentation, but
+  you don't have the time or inclination to learn \LaTeX{} and the
+  markup structures documented here, there's a welcoming place for you
+  among the Python contributors as well.  Any time you feel that you
+  can clarify existing documentation or provide documentation that's
+  missing, the existing documentation team will gladly work with you
+  to integrate your text, dealing with the markup for you.  Please
+  don't let the material in this document stand between the
+  documentation and your desire to help out!
+
 \section{Directory Structure \label{directories}}
 
   The source distribution for the standard Python documentation