From 8aebe19e352d4acb0400c5a95d81fbe5488b98c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 04:23:25 +0000 Subject: add encouragement to contribute without learning LaTeX (closes SF bug #948517) --- Doc/doc/doc.tex | 14 ++++++++++++++ Doc/html/about.html | 5 +++++ Doc/html/stdabout.dat | 5 +++++ 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+) 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 diff --git a/Doc/html/about.html b/Doc/html/about.html index 1d69fd1..c557dff 100644 --- a/Doc/html/about.html +++ b/Doc/html/about.html @@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ this document, please report the bug at the Python Bug Tracker at SourceForge. + If you are able to provide suggested text, either to replace + existing incorrect or unclear material, or additional text to + supplement what's already available, we'd appreciate the + contribution. There's no need to worry about text markup; our + documentation team will gladly take care of that.

Questions regarding how to use the information in this diff --git a/Doc/html/stdabout.dat b/Doc/html/stdabout.dat index 00a20ba..7509354 100644 --- a/Doc/html/stdabout.dat +++ b/Doc/html/stdabout.dat @@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ report the bug at the Python Bug Tracker at SourceForge. + If you are able to provide suggested text, either to replace + existing incorrect or unclear material, or additional text to + supplement what's already available, we'd appreciate the + contribution. There's no need to worry about text markup; our + documentation team will gladly take care of that.

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