to whom it may concern

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Fri May 28 20:42:13 UTC 2004


Matthew, Kristina and Ethan wrote:
> I appologize if this email goes astray somewhere it
> shouldn't.

You're in the right place.

> My name is Matthew and I received my BA in English Lit
> and Composition.  Since college I have had a variety
> of jobs; technical writer, tech support, chef, truck
> driver... etc.  I am also a FreeBSD newbie of about a
> year (4.4 on a compaq desktop w/pII 400mhz etc) and I
> am all self taught, relying mostly on available
> documentation to solve my problems... it has been a
> great help to me and I'd like to give something back
> to the Doc-Project.
> 
> I am afraid I don't have anything in the way of new
> info to add... I'd like to offer my skills as a
> proof-reader and editor.  I would certainly be atuned
> to the "newbie" audience and might be able to re-work
> some sections to make them less confusing... anything
> along those lines....
> 
> i don't know if help like this is needed.  if not, let
> me just say, "Thank you for helping me along.  I'm
> always available."

Here's a good place to start:
http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/current.html

These pages seem to be kept fairly up to date, and it's
a good example of how much work still needs done.  As
FreeBSD continues to evolve and grow, this is an ongoing
effort.

Eric's suggestion about fixing grammer/typos is also
valid ... but you don't have to stop at that!  You could
always combine two tasks into one: read the entire
FreeBSD handbook, and submit PRs when you find typos/
spelling/grammatical errors or unclear sections that
you're capable of fixing.

Just another suggestion.

BTW: Thanks a LOT for helping out!

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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