Open source documentation for the terminally illiterate
Channel: Linux.conf.au 2011 -- Brisbane, Australia
Date: 23/11/2014

Presenter(s): Lana Brindley
URL: http://2011.linux.conf.au/programme/schedule/view_talk/20

We all know that technical writing is boring. That's why technical writers exist, so that developers don't have to write it. The bad news is that great technical documentation can do wonders for your project. The good news is you don't need to be a dyed-in-the-wool writer to create great technical documentation.

Writing documentation for open source projects can be very different from writing for proprietary models. This discussion will cover why it is different, why it is important, and how you can fail to completely suck at it. 

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