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This is where I draft the 'What's Up, Doc?' documentation newsletters. The newsletter is distributed every Friday (ish), to the openstack-docs mailing list. If you want to be added to the distribution list, or have content to add, please edit these sections:

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2 October 2015

Hi everyone,

First of all, thank you to everyone who has suggested sessions for docs at Tokyo. I'll keep the etherpad open for another week or so, just to give everyone a chance, and will start working on a draft schedule next week. I have spent most of this week on bug triage, which is repetitive work, but it's gratifying to see the numbers drop a little!

Progress towards Liberty

19 days to go

534 bugs closed so far for this release.

The main areas of focus we had during Liberty were the RST migration, paying down some of our technical debt, and improving our general communication issues. The RST conversion is well and truly complete, with just a couple of books waiting in the wings to be published. We have made some progress on improving our communication generally, with liaisons now more visible and involved, and some improved processes. Regarding old bugs, during Liberty we spotlighted a total of 24 bugs, exactly half of which have now been closed.

Mitaka Summit Prep

The schedule app for your phone is now available. This is a great tool once you're on the ground at Summit: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=987216292&mt=8 (Apple) and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sched.openstacksummitmay2015vancouver (Android)

Docs have been allocated two fishbowls, four workrooms, and a half day meetup, so now is the time to start gathering ideas for what you would like to see us cover. Add your ideas to the etherpad here: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/Tokyo-DocsSessions I'll create a draft session based on this feedback next week.

Bug Triage Process

The core team have been noticing a lot of people trying to close bugs that haven't been triaged recently. It is very important that you have someone else confirm your bug before you go ahead and create a patch. Waiting just a little while for triage can save you (and our core team!) a lot of work, and makes sure we don't let wayward changes past the gate. If you're unsure about whether you need to wait or not, or if you're in a hurry to work on a bug, you can always ping one of the core team on IRC or on our mailing list. The core team members are listed here, and we're always happy to help you out with a bug or a patch: https://launchpad.net/~openstack-doc-core

This is even more important than usual as we get closer to the Liberty release, so remember: If it's not triaged, don't fix it!

Spotlight Bugs

During Liberty we spotlighted a total of 24 bugs, exactly half of which have now been closed. This is a great effort to clear out some old dusty bugs and pay down some technical debt. Thanks go out to Tom Fifield, Olga Gusarenko, Yusuke Ide, Brian Moss, Deena Cooper, and Alexandra Settle for taking them on! With Liberty and the Summit bearing down on us, though, let's focus back on what needs to be done for release. At Summit, we'll discuss how to expand and improve on this effort in future releases.

Doc team meeting

The US meeting was held this week. The minutes are here: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Documentation/MeetingLogs#2015-09-23

The next meetings will be the final meetings before the Liberty release: APAC: Wednesday 30 September, 00:30:00 UTC US: Wednesday 7 October, 14:00:00 UTC

Please go ahead and add any agenda items to the meeting page here: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Meetings/DocTeamMeeting#Agenda_for_next_meeting

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Remember, if you have content you would like to add to this newsletter, or you would like to be added to the distribution list, please email me directly at openstack@lanabrindley.com, or visit: https://wiki.openstack.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation/WhatsUpDoc

Keep on doc'ing!

Lana

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