discuss: editors dead?
Subject:
Re: [discuss] editors dead?
From:
Brian White ####@####.####
Date:
28 Nov 2006 14:11:50 -0000
Message-Id: <456C43A2.6070807@precidia.com>
> The LinuxWiki on http://linuxwiki.riverworth.com/ could be the main TLDP wiki.
> Only a link to the page is needed.
I've been advocating a DNS CNAME from "wiki.tldp.org" just to make it
more seamless.
> The advantages:
> - Linux wiki make the review process faster. (the review is the bottleneck
> now at the TLDP)
> - It is public available.
> - It can be easy managed.
>
> The main disadvantage that i see is the quality of the documents.
> But the Wiki could host the amateur documentation but the serious
> documentations will still be the TLDP HOWTOs.
>
> The main difference is that the HOWTOs are reviewed and verified but the
> Wiki is public available.
I'm afraid this is only an advantage if it's also maintained. Things
change quickly and verified means nothing if it applies to something now
two versions old.
> I think the documentation on Wiki will increase its amount every day.
> So, LinuxWiki is good idea for the first level of HOWTO publishing...
Brian
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