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diff --git a/doc/documentation/chapters/preface.texi b/doc/documentation/chapters/preface.texi index 65e627368..12abc2b7b 100644 --- a/doc/documentation/chapters/preface.texi +++ b/doc/documentation/chapters/preface.texi @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ all kinds of basic applications for the foundation of a new Internet. @menu * About this book:: +* Contributing to this book:: * Introduction:: * Project governance:: * General Terminology:: @@ -37,6 +38,26 @@ The first chapter (``Preface'') as well as the the second chapter (``Philosophy'') give an introduction to GNUnet as a project, what GNUnet tries to achieve. +@node Contributing to this book +@section Contributing to this book + +The GNUnet Reference Manual is a collective work produced by various +people throughout the years. The version you are reading is derived +from many individual efforts hosted on our website. This was a failed +experiment, and with the conversion to Texinfo we hope to address this +in the longterm. Texinfo is the documentation language of the GNU project. +While it can be intimidating at first and look scary or complicated, +it is just another way to express text format instructions. We encourage +you to take this opportunity and learn about Texinfo, learn about GNUnet, +and one word at a time we will arrive at a book which explains GNUnet in +the least complicated way to you. Even when you don't want or can't learn +Texinfo, you can contribute. Send us an Email or join our IRC chat room +on freenode and talk with us about the documentation (the prefered way +to reach out is the mailinglist, since you can communicate with us +without waiting on someone in the chatroom). One way or another you +can help shape the understanding of GNUnet without the ability to read +and understand its sourcecode. + @node Introduction @section Introduction diff --git a/doc/documentation/gnunet.texi b/doc/documentation/gnunet.texi index 3cce4deb8..d60f484db 100644 --- a/doc/documentation/gnunet.texi +++ b/doc/documentation/gnunet.texi @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ This document is the Reference Manual for GNUnet version @value{VERSION}. Preface * About this book +* Contributing to this book * Introduction * General Terminology:: * Typography:: |