discuss: Proposing some new HOWTOs
Subject:
Re: Proposing some new HOWTOs
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
24 Sep 2001 01:41:37 -0000
Message-Id: <20010923213949.F11442@lupercalia.net>
On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 09:14:32PM -0300, Jorge Godoy wrote:
> Nik Clayton ####@####.#### writes:
>
> > Would the LDP be interested in assisting on a pan-Unix documentation
> > effort? While there are certainly documents that are specific to an OS
> > (tuning, kernel configuration, that sort of thing) there are many that
> > aren't, or that have only a few sections that are OS specific.
>
> I'd like to see it become true.
>
> I'm saying that without thinking too much, but I don't see any big
> problems with having a huge repository.
>
> One thing is that LDP would loose it's identity if it were a pan-Unix
> documentation repository/project. I don't see why it must be
> especifically "L"DP. It must be a source of documentation and
> information. And it can't loose its strenght.
I think what's important is sharing the part that can be shared.
There's no reason to have more than one HOWTO on a GNU tool, for
example, if it is used on many different systems, as the GNU tools
are. There's no reason to duplicate efforts.
--
Dr. David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project ####@####.####
Collection Editor & Coordinator http://www.linuxdoc.org
