discuss: HOWTO's recent version information
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Re: HOWTO's recent version information
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Date:
23 Feb 2001 04:10:34 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0102222307330.27193-100000@colo.the-linux-box.com>
I haven't had time to work on it any more, been busy with work, we are
running a training course on FreeBSD and we are a linux shop. Go figure,
its been interesting. You would be suprised at the similarities and
differences between Linux and BSD. Still a big time linux advocate thou,
but BSD has its merits.
At any rate, I will be able to get a ton done this weekend. The course
ends tomorrow. I am finishing the X's.
Arthur H. Johnson II
Systems Engineer
The Linux Box
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Padala, Pradeep wrote:
> Hi,
> I have compiled recent version links for nearly 90 howtos, i guess.
> I am putting it on my website at
> http://pradeeppadala.homestead.com/files/Update.html. Since this mailing
> list doesn't allow big messages and attachments, I did this. May be later it
> can be moved some where else or used internally only. I'll prepare the text
> file once we complete every thing.
> I am also thinking of writing a perl script to get all the recent
> version of the documents if no is written in the input file (which can be
> the prepared text or html file). But I haven't started yet. Other possible
> ways to keep ourself current may be like we put a comment at the beginning
> of file which specifies version and other things and later use a script on
> this. But to make use of this we have to create a version on the exsting
> file. That has to be automated too. So there are many ways we can handle
> this by putting some comments or some tags or may be an outside file like
> the one we are preparing. Comments are welcome in this regard. I strongly
> believe that updaing of documents has to be automated in one or the other
> way. As david said we cannot force the author to follow our guidelines. But
> we can pass the file thru a script which will add the recent version link,
> author's address, home page etc. to the generated file. And from there on
> recent versions can be obtained automatically at a periodic basis. We can
> also a build a nice database of authors, their addresses etc..
>
> To Arthur:
> What is your position? I am perhaps moving near to the middle of the
> index. Tell me where you are.. We have to integrate with your listing..
>
> Thank You,
> Pradeep Padala
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