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Current phase:
Results announced
timeline.
Acceptance date
The date accepted technical writing projects are announced on the
Season of Docs website. See the full timeline.
Evaluation
A review by the organization administrator of their technical writing project.
GSoC
Google Summer of Code (a similar program, but not related to Season of Docs).
Organization
An open source, free software or technology-related project that creates documentation and works with a technical writer through Season of Docs.
Organization administrator
An organization administrator oversees the progress of an organization and
its technical writers throughout the program. Duties include creating the org
application to take part in Season of Docs, inviting volunteers, making sure
all evaluations have been completed, and dealing with grants.
Program administrator
One of the Google employees who run the Season of Docs program.
Documentation project / project
A open source documentation project. Once an organization’s proposal is accepted it
then becomes known as a project for the remainder of the Season of Docs program.
Project proposal / proposal
The written document that an organization administrator submits describing the
project they want to work during Season of Docs.
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Umbrella organization
A larger project/organization that includes some smaller, related open
source projects as part of their community. Examples of umbrella organizations
include the Apache Foundation and
Python Software Foundation.
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Last updated 2024-09-03 UTC.
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