> I'd like to follow-up with a second question: while it's not unusual for
> a software developer to contribute code to an open-source software
> project, I haven't (personally) seen much evidence of tech. writers
> contributing documentation, manuals, etc. to open-source software
> projects.
It's something I thought about but I simply don't have the bandwidth.
This is, though, an excellent opportunity for college students and
recent grads to build hands-on tech writing experience.
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