Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] DT binding documents using text markup

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Frank Rowand [off-list ref] wrote:

On 9/1/2015 10:14 AM, Tim Bird wrote:

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On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Matt Porter [off-list ref] wrote:

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But to answer your question, if we get a format I'll do
conversions and hope I'm not alone.

I'm sure others will help out.  I will, and I'm pretty sure we can get
some conversion sprints set up at conferences (I know I can set aside
some time or resources at ELC in the spring - it might be too late for
ELCE in October to set up a scheduled block of time, but we can start
getting the word out.)  As I said in my other e-mail, one doesn't have
to be a kernel coder to do this, and the conversions should be pretty
straight-forward.
 -- Tim

A conversion sprint at ELCE sounds like a good idea if we can find a
good time to schedule it.  I can help, so there will be at least two
of us who can help people as they encounter issues.

Even if we don't find a block of time, we can do something like
announce a "contest", ask people to do something in their spare time,
and find some way to get them a raffle ticket if they submit a patch
with a conversion.  Then hold an extra prize drawing during the
closing session, with just those raffle tickets, and give someone a
nice award for contributing.  Of course, there's always the adage that
you should be careful what you measure and reward...  We don't want a
flood of crappy conversions, with a time constraint on the review.
I'll think some more about this.  An alternative would be to have a
contest announced ahead of the event, with enough time for people to
submit and get reviewed.

By the way - I presume the new docs will replace the existing ones,
but I could imagine wanting to have them live side-by-side
temporarily.  Any thoughts on this?  Will file name or location
changes be allowed during the conversion?
 -- Tim