Google Open Source have just announced the Season of Docs 2021 ! The latest edition 2020 brought 64 successful standard-length technical writing projects and are still awaiting long-running project results. In 2021 the program will continue to support better documentation in open source and provide opportunities for skilled technical writers to gain open source experience.
Changes in Season of Docs 2021 edition
Season of Docs 2021 will allow open source organizations to apply for a grant based on their documentation needs. If selected, open source organizations will use their grant to hire a technical writer directly to complete their documentation project. Organizations will have up to six months to complete their documentation project.
Technical writers interested in working with accepted open source organizations will be able to share their contact information via the Season of Docs GitHub repository; or they may submit proposals directly to the organizations and will not need to submit a formal application through Season of Docs.
Participating organizations will help broaden our understanding of effective documentation practices and metrics in open source by submitting a final case study upon completion of the program. The project case study will outline the problem the documentation project was intended to solve, what metrics were used to judge the effectiveness of the documentation, and what the organization learned for the future. All the project case studies will be published on the Season of Docs site at the end of the program.
How does it work?
| February 9 – March 26 | Open source organizations apply to take part in Season of Docs |
| April 16 | Google publishes the list of accepted organizations, along with their project proposals and doc development can begin. |
| June 16 | Organization administrators begin to submit monthly evaluations to report on the status of their project. |
| November 30 | Organization administrators submit their case study and final project evaluation. |
| December 14 | Google publishes the 2021 case studies and aggregate project data. |
| May 2, 2022 | Organizations begin to participate in post-program followup surveys. |
You are invited to profit from this great opportunity to make open source PHP documentation better !
More information at https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs
