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> i am fairly new to the list and to tech writing, i have a strong
computer
> science background (ironically that is how i am listed in new
> committees...(new blood strong cs background) i am highly
> interesting in working with open source
> type of stuff. if anything i want to gain experience in the tech
writing
> field, what kind of procudure would i go through to find a project
of some
> type to work with?
I found an open source version of HyperCard was looking for tech
writers (Help, Docs, etc.). Check here:
This is an attempt to recreate the Look-'n'-Feel of NeXT Step. Not
sure if they need help, (that is, I didn't see any "We Need
Documentation-folk!" notices), but these are a couple places to start
with.
Finally, picking up one of the magazines devoted to Linux ought to
have a tasty ad or two worth looking into.
Hope this is of some use .....
--gdw
> --Rebekah
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