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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Apoorv Garg

Mar 19

Inquiry Regarding Response for GSOD Application

Dear GSoD Team, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing on Behalf of JdeRobot Organisation for

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Inquiry Regarding Response for GSOD Application

Dear GSoD Team, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing on Behalf of JdeRobot Organisation for

Mar 19

Debby Adler

Mar 12

Google Form Revisions

I work at a college and we have a Google form that needs to be filled out to apply for a sabbatical

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Google Form Revisions

I work at a college and we have a Google form that needs to be filled out to apply for a sabbatical

Mar 12

Alexandra Paskulin, Season of Docs3

Feb 23

Question about org applications

Thanks! On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 11:17 AM Season of Docs <season-...@google.com> wrote:

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Question about org applications

Thanks! On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 11:17 AM Season of Docs <season-...@google.com> wrote:

Feb 23

Sahaj Jain, Season of Docs2

Feb 13

Google season of docs 2024

Hi Sahaj! We have a dedicated channel in the WriteTheDocs Slack (#seasonofdocs) which you can access

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Google season of docs 2024

Hi Sahaj! We have a dedicated channel in the WriteTheDocs Slack (#seasonofdocs) which you can access

Feb 13

Abhinav Kumar, Season of Docs2

Jan 17

Google season of docs 2024

Thanks Abhinav! Any 2024 announcements will happen on the Season of Docs announcements list and the

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Google season of docs 2024

Thanks Abhinav! Any 2024 announcements will happen on the Season of Docs announcements list and the

Jan 17

Simos, Season of Docs2

3/31/23

Stats and feedback on the selection?

Thank you for your interest in the program! We received many outstanding applications this year and

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Stats and feedback on the selection?

Thank you for your interest in the program! We received many outstanding applications this year and

3/31/23

Swapnil Mane2

3/29/23

Our proposal link was in accessible for sometime

Just some additional information, we submitted our application around 10th March 2023. On Wednesday,

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Our proposal link was in accessible for sometime

Just some additional information, we submitted our application around 10th March 2023. On Wednesday,

3/29/23

Debdut Chakraborty, Season of Docs2

3/24/23

More than one org application submissions

Thank you for your interest in the Season of Docs program! Unfortunately, applications are not

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More than one org application submissions

Thank you for your interest in the Season of Docs program! Unfortunately, applications are not

3/24/23

Olivier Hallot, Erin McKean2

3/23/23

More than a project per organization.

Dear Olivier, Thank you for your query! Unfortunately, we only accept one application per

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More than a project per organization.

Dear Olivier, Thank you for your query! Unfortunately, we only accept one application per

3/23/23

Olivier Hallot

3/23/23

Submission feedback and update

Hi ! I submitted yesterday (3/22/2023) our application as organization. I have not received any

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Submission feedback and update

Hi ! I submitted yesterday (3/22/2023) our application as organization. I have not received any

3/23/23

Sumana Harihareswara2

3/16/23

Org admin allowed to hire self as tech writer?

Forwarding a response from Erin since the list evidently hasn't yet accepted it: "Hi Sumana!

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Org admin allowed to hire self as tech writer?

Forwarding a response from Erin since the list evidently hasn't yet accepted it: "Hi Sumana!

3/16/23

Ali Ok, Nate Waddington3

3/15/23

Large foundation participation in GSoD

Great, thanks for the info! On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 2:18 PM Erin McKean <emc...@google.com>

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Large foundation participation in GSoD

Great, thanks for the info! On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 2:18 PM Erin McKean <emc...@google.com>

3/15/23

Sean Goggins

5/10/22

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.

5/10/22

Jarek Potiuk

3/14/22

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

3/14/22

Dishari Chatterjee

1/10/22

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

1/10/22

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