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Free software and its writers: 1 - The Problem

I'm talking from a GNOME perspective but I'm sure this situation is common in most if not all the free software projects:

A coincidence? The documentation team needs writers. The marketing team needs writers. The press team needs writers. The web team needs writers.

An exception? Translation teams do much better at finding people.

A contradiction? Writing is a common skill. Many people publish regularly in a blog. Planet administrators get new requests all the time.

There must be something to learn here.

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