discuss: HowToForge
Subject:
Re: [discuss] HowToForge
From:
Sean Peterson ####@####.####
Date:
31 Jul 2008 05:26:42 +0100
Message-Id: <48913F00.4090100@gmail.com>
Thank you for your answer, Rick.
I asked my "rather bizarre" question, because an outsider either a
potential contributor or reader might do just so or even ask more
bizarre questions, like:
1. which repository can I trust more, TLDP or HowtoForge?
2. which repository tends holds most recent information?
3. which repository tends to have higher quality/reliability?
How TLDP wants to differentiate itself (in the public's view) has
relevance for choosing a platform (wikidocs, wikibooks, knowledgeTree,
etc) which supports that effort through specific features and controls.
Might be a useful, although a totally bizarre idea, to do a comparison
table showing TLDP, howtoforge and other repositories and identify the
more salient and critical differences.
If this type of analysis has already been done, then just point me in
the direction of that doc (whatever its format) and I'll read it,
because the FAQ at http://www.tldp.org/FAQ/LDP-FAQ/ doesn't have much.
In fact, the LDP faq is a good candidate for replacement with phpmyfaq,
which allows readers to rate articles, thereby giving some idea of how
useful the information was. But that is another issue and it seems our
plate is already full.
-Sean.
Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Sean Peterson ####@####.####
>
>
>> Can someone say
>> how TLDP will differentiate itself from a site like
>> http://www.howtoforge.com/ ?
>>
>
> I'm entirely unclear on why it's incumbent on LDP to differentiate
> itself from anyone or anything.
>
> However, since you ask, http://www.howtoforge.com/ appears to be a
> commercial property of projektfarm GmbH, a corporation in Lueneburg,
> Germany that is substantively a one-man operation of Till Brehm, CEO.
> It appears that there at least most, if not all, of the documents hosted
> there are under proprietary licensing and also do not bear any inline
> version designations. And, of course, the entire site is
> advertising-driven.
>
> Nothing wrong with any of those things, and I appreciate the work of Mr.
> Brehm and his various author/contributors. I merely note the
> distinction, in answer to your (rather bizarre) question.
>
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