add encouragement to contribute without learning LaTeX

(closes SF bug #948517)

diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
index 8e01de81dde80fb4082203d4add13ef0bbcb2e45..9a266f5505eab7ea287beb1e8b83e2043db9b1c4 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex
+++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ This document describes the document classes and special markup used
 in the Python documentation.  Authors may use this guide, in
 conjunction with the template files provided with the
 distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
+
+If you're interested in contributing to Python's documentation,
+there's no need to learn \LaTeX{} if you're not so inclined; plain
+text contributions are more than welcome as well.
 \end{abstract}
 
 \tableofcontents
@@ -73,6 +77,16 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
   discussing future directions for the Python documentation and where
   to turn for more information.
 
+  If your interest is in contributing to the Python documentation, but
+  you don't have the time or inclination to learn \LaTeX{} and the
+  markup structures documented here, there's a welcoming place for you
+  among the Python contributors as well.  Any time you feel that you
+  can clarify existing documentation or provide documentation that's
+  missing, the existing documentation team will gladly work with you
+  to integrate your text, dealing with the markup for you.  Please
+  don't let the material in this document stand between the
+  documentation and your desire to help out!
+
 \section{Directory Structure \label{directories}}
 
   The source distribution for the standard Python documentation

diff --git a/Doc/html/about.html b/Doc/html/about.html
index 1d69fd1a194c2d44dae97451ef2b353a2164346a..c557dff8a2abce50e7d84693221de046432a336c 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/html/about.html
+++ b/Doc/html/about.html
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
       this document, please report the bug at the <a
         href="http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470">Python Bug
         Tracker</a> at <a href="http://sourceforge.net/">SourceForge</a>.
+      If you are able to provide suggested text, either to replace
+      existing incorrect or unclear material, or additional text to
+      supplement what's already available, we'd appreciate the
+      contribution.  There's no need to worry about text markup; our
+      documentation team will gladly take care of that.
     </p>
 
     <p> Questions regarding how to use the information in this

diff --git a/Doc/html/stdabout.dat b/Doc/html/stdabout.dat
index 00a20ba2897ab8bf676efba6edd260631caccd88..75093549032ea9013007d558ebc5b5db593d8490 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/html/stdabout.dat
+++ b/Doc/html/stdabout.dat
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
   report the bug at the <a
     href="http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470">Python Bug
     Tracker</a> at <a href="http://sourceforge.net/">SourceForge</a>.
+  If you are able to provide suggested text, either to replace
+  existing incorrect or unclear material, or additional text to
+  supplement what's already available, we'd appreciate the
+  contribution.  There's no need to worry about text markup; our
+  documentation team will gladly take care of that.
 </p>
 
 <p> Questions regarding how to use the information in this