discuss: Dealing with poor maintenance by maintainers


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Subject: Re: Dealing with poor maintenance by maintainers
From: Sandy Harris ####@####.####
Date: 12 May 2002 20:59:58 -0000
Message-Id: <3CDEFFF5.7DDEF667@storm.ca>

David Lawyer wrote:
 
> Unfortunately many of our HOWTOs (and other docs) are poorly maintained.

> One is fixing any real bugs people report ...
> 
> The second aspect is keeping up with developments in the topic ...
> 
> So even if someone submits a new version every couple of months, ...

Could we give users some indicators in the docs
index? Date of last change to doc? Most recent
version of application covered? Change in doc over
last six months. e.g % of lines altered or added?

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