discuss: Re: [Proposal] Topic coordinators (was: PXE Server HOWTO)
Subject:
Re: [Proposal] Topic coordinators (was: PXE Server HOWTO)
From:
Cicero Mota ####@####.####
Date:
31 Jan 2002 13:10:48 -0000
Message-Id: <200201311309.g0VD9Zl19185@fua.br>
Hi,
This would be Great! and could really improve the final quality of the
documentation.
Cicero
On Thursday 31 January 2002 02:24, you wrote:
> I think that LDP should try to get people to be coordinators for
> documents on certain broad topics. Each such coordinator would handle a
> certain topic such as: terminals, modems, networks, foreign languages.
> S/he would read over a number of HOWTOs on this topic and try to decide
> what needs doing. Should some HOWTOs be merged or split? Are there
> gaps in covering the topic? Are the HOWTOs up-to-date? How can new
> authors be recruited? There might even be a separate mailing list for
> each topic. Most of the authors of HOWTOs related to that topic would
> hopefully be subscribed. The coordinator's suggestions would carry no
> more weight than those of the authors, but s/he would get discussions
> going, and make suggestions. The coordinator would also spot typos,
> awkward wording, etc.
>
> Here's an example of such a topic: The diskless-boot topic is part of
> the broader topic of "terminals". This includes text-terminals, X
> Window terminals, network computers, thin clients, and diskless-boot.
> Some of these names are sort of ambiguous. Here's a list of some HOWTOs
> on network computers:
>
> o JavaStation-HOWTO (by Sun)
> o NC-HOWTO (IBM NetStation)
> o NCD mini-HOWTO (NCD-ThinSTAR)
> o NCD-X-Terminal mini-HOWTO
> o XDM-and-X-Terminal mini-HOWTO
>
> There's also a Thinclient-HOWTO.
>
> The job of a topic coordinator would, if properly done, would likely
> take more time than being a HOWTO author. The person should understand
> the entire topic (or be willing to learn the parts of it s/he doesn't
> know). I couldn't do it at this time since my knowledge isn't broad
> enough and I don't have the time. It may be hard to find people to do
> this. Authors tend to get more recognition than coordinators and this
> is another problem in recruiting people. I think we need several such
> coordinators for various broad topics.
>
> David Lawyer
>
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