add encouragement to contribute without learning LaTeX
(closes SF bug #948517)
diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
index 8e01de8..9a266f5 100644
--- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex
+++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
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 @@
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