Season of Docs - Discuss

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Welcome to the Season of Docs - Discuss group. All discussions should be in English on this discussion group.

Be sure to read the program rules, timeline, FAQs, technical writer guide and mentor guide available at g.co/seasonofdocs to understand how the program works and to answer the majority of questions most folks have.

We encourage discussions but please do read the above documents first as they likely will answer many of your questions.

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Sean Goggins

May 10

Setting up Grant Payment: "This form is not yet available", deadline in 2 days.

Hi: We are submitting a grant proposal through open collective for the Google Season of Docs.

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Setting up Grant Payment: "This form is not yet available", deadline in 2 days.

Hi: We are submitting a grant proposal through open collective for the Google Season of Docs.

May 10

Jarek Potiuk

Mar 14

New rules for participation (Apache Software Foundation)

Hello. I am one of the members of the Apache Software Foundation, and we have a few projects within

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New rules for participation (Apache Software Foundation)

Hello. I am one of the members of the Apache Software Foundation, and we have a few projects within

Mar 14

Dishari Chatterjee

Jan 10

Season of docs for 2022

Hi, When is the google season of docs planned for 2022? Regards, Dishari

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Season of docs for 2022

Hi, When is the google season of docs planned for 2022? Regards, Dishari

Jan 10

Nicholas Jankowski

12/15/21

2022 Season of Docs timeline?

It's exciting to read through the results of the 2021 projects. I'm curious if there's a

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2022 Season of Docs timeline?

It's exciting to read through the results of the 2021 projects. I'm curious if there's a

12/15/21

Dashamir Hoxha, Season of Docs2

7/14/21

How many times can a technical writer participate?

Hi Dashamir, This is correct; since technical writer selection is totally up to the organizations,

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How many times can a technical writer participate?

Hi Dashamir, This is correct; since technical writer selection is totally up to the organizations,

7/14/21

Tjeerd Dijkstra, Season of Docs4

5/5/21

hiring a technical writer

Hi Tjeerd, If your Open Collective account type is a collective and your grant has been paid into

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hiring a technical writer

Hi Tjeerd, If your Open Collective account type is a collective and your grant has been paid into

5/5/21

Niti Kaur, Season of Docs2

4/27/21

PR merge

Hi Niti! The deadline for projects to select and hire a technical writer is May 17. You can make pull

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PR merge

Hi Niti! The deadline for projects to select and hire a technical writer is May 17. You can make pull

4/27/21

Cameron Shorter2

3/16/21

Can a non-incorporated project apply for Season of Docs

Thanks Erin, I'm CCing all in case you didn't manage to get through to the lists. On Wed, 17

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Can a non-incorporated project apply for Season of Docs

Thanks Erin, I'm CCing all in case you didn't manage to get through to the lists. On Wed, 17

3/16/21

Cameron Shorter

3/12/21

[Licensing question] Doc audit checklist used within The Good Docs Project

Season of Docs folks, Can you please forward this email onto your appropriate legal authority?

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[Licensing question] Doc audit checklist used within The Good Docs Project

Season of Docs folks, Can you please forward this email onto your appropriate legal authority?

3/12/21

Cameron Shorter

3/12/21

Integrating the doc audit checklist and The Good Docs Project

Season of Docs folks, As you have previously announced, Google's Open Source Programs Office has

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Integrating the doc audit checklist and The Good Docs Project

Season of Docs folks, As you have previously announced, Google's Open Source Programs Office has

3/12/21

Cameron Shorter

3/12/21

Reference The Good Docs templates from Season of Docs?

Season-Of-Docs folks, Within The Good Docs Project, we are building doctype templates to help open

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Reference The Good Docs templates from Season of Docs?

Season-Of-Docs folks, Within The Good Docs Project, we are building doctype templates to help open

3/12/21

Kaloyan Penev, Season of Docs5

2/19/21

What precisely counts as government organization

Thank you for the clarification. Kaloyan On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:27 PM Season of Docs <season-of

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What precisely counts as government organization

Thank you for the clarification. Kaloyan On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:27 PM Season of Docs <season-of

2/19/21

Dishari Chatterjee

8/24/20

Occurrence of Season of docs

Hi Team, May I know the frequency of Season of Docs happening in a year? I would like to participate

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Occurrence of Season of docs

Hi Team, May I know the frequency of Season of Docs happening in a year? I would like to participate

8/24/20

P, Season of Docs2

7/9/20

Multiple organizations under one organization

Thanks for your email! The organization would select 2 projects. However, we cannot promise that any

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Multiple organizations under one organization

Thanks for your email! The organization would select 2 projects. However, we cannot promise that any

7/9/20

PK, Season of Docs2

7/8/20

How many people are going to be accepted per organization this year?

We ask the orgs to prioritize and select their top three writers. We cannot promise that any org will

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How many people are going to be accepted per organization this year?

We ask the orgs to prioritize and select their top three writers. We cannot promise that any org will

7/8/20

Mohamed Okasha, Season of Docs2

7/8/20

proposal submission

Hi Mohamed, We suggest that you first try to edit your proposals to be as concise as possible. If

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proposal submission

Hi Mohamed, We suggest that you first try to edit your proposals to be as concise as possible. If

7/8/20

pranshu kharkwal, Season of Docs2

7/6/20

Can I add link to proposal in project description section

Hi Pranshu, You may include a link, but please understand that the organization admins and mentors

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Can I add link to proposal in project description section

Hi Pranshu, You may include a link, but please understand that the organization admins and mentors

7/6/20

Sarthak Khandelwal, Season of Docs2

7/6/20

What is the character limit in the description of project.

Hi Sarthak, It may be a formatting issue––sometimes there can be some invisible formatting that's

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What is the character limit in the description of project.

Hi Sarthak, It may be a formatting issue––sometimes there can be some invisible formatting that's

7/6/20

Sen K Varghese, … Cameron Shorter4

6/29/20

Query Regarding GSoD Proposal Submission

Hi Sen (and any others watching), Speaking as both a 2019 and 2020 SoD mentor, I encourage you to

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Query Regarding GSoD Proposal Submission

Hi Sen (and any others watching), Speaking as both a 2019 and 2020 SoD mentor, I encourage you to

6/29/20

Sarthak Khandelwal, Season of Docs2

6/29/20

How to mention name of organization under an organization.

Hi Sarthak, Please select Linux Foundation from the organizations list and clarify the suborg in your

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Application

GSOD

How to mention name of organization under an organization.

Hi Sarthak, Please select Linux Foundation from the organizations list and clarify the suborg in your

6/29/20

SUNDARAM DUBEY, Sunil Kumar Singh3

6/6/20

Contacting Organization

Hi Sundaram, On the organisation's page, you might find a link to Google Summer of Code

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Contacting Organization

Hi Sundaram, On the organisation's page, you might find a link to Google Summer of Code

6/6/20

Sharbatanu Chatterjee, Dashamir Hoxha3

6/5/20

Deadline for GSoD applications

Hi Dashamir, Thanks for replying! I have indeed gone through the section which reads 'be eligible

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Deadline for GSoD applications

Hi Dashamir, Thanks for replying! I have indeed gone through the section which reads 'be eligible

6/5/20

Divya Sanghi

5/20/20

Organisation is not replying back

Hey all I have sent multiple emails to the mailing list but didn't hear back. What shall I do?

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Organisation is not replying back

Hey all I have sent multiple emails to the mailing list but didn't hear back. What shall I do?

5/20/20

Michael Ottati

4/30/20

What technology is used to host the Season of Docs website itself?

What is the underlying technology that hosts the Season of Docs website? We are using Google Sites to

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What technology is used to host the Season of Docs website itself?

What is the underlying technology that hosts the Season of Docs website? We are using Google Sites to

4/30/20

Cameron Shorter, … Max V5

4/23/20

The problems faced by open source doc teams - and what to do about it

Hi Max, I can see that you have been thinking hard about this problem. I agree with you assessment

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The problems faced by open source doc teams - and what to do about it

Hi Max, I can see that you have been thinking hard about this problem. I agree with you assessment

4/23/20

Cameron Shorter

4/10/20

What would participants from Season Of Docs 2019 recommend for 2020?

Erin, all, I'd be keen to hear from Season of Docs 2019 participants about what worked and didn

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What would participants from Season Of Docs 2019 recommend for 2020?

Erin, all, I'd be keen to hear from Season of Docs 2019 participants about what worked and didn

4/10/20

Cameron Shorter

3/28/20

Season of Docs timeline into an exportable calendar?

Hi Season of Docs coordinators, Is there any chance you could put SoD milestone dates [1] into a

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Season of Docs timeline into an exportable calendar?

Hi Season of Docs coordinators, Is there any chance you could put SoD milestone dates [1] into a

3/28/20

Dashamir Hoxha, Andrew Chen2

12/9/19

Project report of DVC.org

Hi Dashamir, This is great! We will link to it when we publish the results of Season of Docs this

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Project report of DVC.org

Hi Dashamir, This is great! We will link to it when we publish the results of Season of Docs this

12/9/19

Edidiong Anny-Asikpo

12/5/19

Is there any GSOD participant from Nigeria that was able to successfully fill the tax form on Payoneer?

Hello Everyone, I have been experiencing a lot of issues with filling the tax form on Payoneer. The

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Is there any GSOD participant from Nigeria that was able to successfully fill the tax form on Payoneer?

Hello Everyone, I have been experiencing a lot of issues with filling the tax form on Payoneer. The

12/5/19

Audrey, … Dashamir Hoxha3

12/2/19

Payoneer Tax forms - Season of Docs payment

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:47 PM Audrey <tavares.audrey@gmail.com> wrote: My query is related to

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Payoneer Tax forms - Season of Docs payment

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:47 PM Audrey <tavares.audrey@gmail.com> wrote: My query is related to

12/2/19