Cameron Shorter

Technical writer at Google, Geospatial open source developer

[Cameron Shorter @cameronshorter]

@ShellyW_UL Shelly, I suspect you will be interested in our conversation around tech writing patterns and anti-patterns as a theme for your research: https://t.co/8K0TFm6rov

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@ShellyW_UL PS I'm very interested to determine if your research aligns with https://t.co/4snOHzgegZ. If so, please reach out (I rarely use twitter, try cameron.shorter AT gmail)

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@ShellyW_UL Shelly, could you please define your interpretation of "open source doc frameworks". Do you mean software platforms such as Drupal? Do you mean processes, such as Mil Std 498? Or something else?

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What happens when you mix #TechnicalWriters with #OpenSource source communities? https://t.co/aH2ZTp2Joe

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Why #OpenSource #doc teams struggle, + strategies to help. The #QGIS story. https://t.co/WbhTz1peFF

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TheGoodDocsProject launched. We're providing open-source writing templates. Plus highlights from the WriteTheDocs Australia conference: https://t.co/MQfKNQo857

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Using scrappy collaboration to get results in government. https://t.co/dRQWIe4YoE

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#OSGeo selected to participate in Google's #SeasonOfDocs. https://t.co/VCpKdBAUUj

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Amplify impact of #seasonofdocs. Empower cross-disciplinary contributions: from developers, users, domain experts, teachers, technical writers, graphic artists, and translators: https://t.co/xQQLP0RlVE

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Poetically, #TechWriters are the most qualified to reduce technical-ramp-up but the least technical and shy to ask for help. Inspiring great #OpenSource technical documentation, and improving the world while you're at it. https://t.co/kqRehWaXW4

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@tim_bowden #CommunityInside logo created. https://t.co/EcgCKDVSSd

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#CommunityInside is the "intel inside" of #OpenSource. It's an indicator of quality and long term sustainability. https://t.co/Tr01xC7AHO

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@evildagmar your "hacker inside" has inspired my "community inside", as Open Source quality. I'd be happy to share svg if you can provide email or similar - you might have suggested improvements. [email protected]

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"Community Inside" is the new "Intel Inside". What are the indicators for a successful community? https://t.co/McmIV4h3FG #FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania

[💧 Tim Bowden @tim_bowden]

#GeoRabble discussions continuing. @cameronshorter has coined a new term: "Community Inside" is the new "Intel Inside". #FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania

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Having a Birds of a Feather discussion about collaboratively building @osgeo training material, focusing initially on @qgis, at 12:45pm, Rm 263 at #FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania

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Australia's Open Government Partnership commitments would be significantly more impactful if the authors understood open communities. https://t.co/cFHcYOwx9Y

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Despite @open_gov best intentions to prioritise collaboration, governments consistently duplicate effort. Here's our vision to collaborate as effectively as our @opensource projects. https://t.co/9aVbp4KyRg

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Collaboration is time consuming, imprecise, unreliable, hard to manage, misses objectives, and hard to quantify in a business case. And yet, in a digital economy, collaborative communities regularly out-innovate closed or centrally controlled initiatives. https://t.co/ffCXqnu8Pc

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Realising an effective @OSGeo board: Do less; embrace meritocracy & do-ocracy; Enable our visionaries. https://t.co/NfHnCRG6Uz

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#GovHack while successful could be more impactful
https://t.co/SZjTOSqS3u