[Bf-docboard] Blender summer of docs

[Keith White]

brilliant idea

On 14 May 2006, at 16:56, Ton Roosendaal wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Like the Google Summer of Code, I thought of organizing a Blender  
> Summer of Docs... sponsored work for volunteers to complete a  
> certain documentation task (can be video tuts too).
>
> Blender Foundation can make budget available, like 500 euro per  
> project, for 10 grants.
>
> My question;
>
> - is this a good idea?
> - if so, then how to organize it precisely?
> - who would be willing to coordinate it all?
>
> I'm swamped in work, so would really need a couple of people to do  
> it. :)
>
> It can really in the style of GSoC, so:
> - we post list of possible ideas
> - people submit project ideas
> - a small group of mentors picks the grants
>
> There was also the idea that people can submit in local language,  
> and that translators could be used... these can also be part of the  
> grants.
>
> -Ton-
>
> (cross posting on three lists, bf-committers, bf-docboard, bf- 
> education)
>
>
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