discuss: [tfox@redhat.com: HOWTO doc's in 7.3]
Subject:
Re: [tfox@redhat.com: HOWTO doc's in 7.3]
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
13 May 2002 15:34:11 -0000
Message-Id: <20020513162530.GC2000@lupercalia.net>
On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 11:56:36PM -0500, David Merrill wrote:
> Luc, we do have reviewers, and they do review docs. They do not have
> time to do all, it is true, but let's acknowledge the work that they
> *are* able to do.
That sounded harsh when I read it on the list. Luc, I am sorry if it
came across that way, I didn't mean it as an insult.
To be a bit more constructive, gaining good user feedback including
annotation, comments that are directed at an exact paragraph or at
*least* at a section, will be done in Lampadas. My philosophy in the
Lampadas user interface is to capitalize on all well intentioned
readers, and take advantage of their little bits of help, rather than
build up a large reviewing "staff". "Given enough eyeballs, all
typos are shallow". You can call that Merrill's Law. :-)
It is an experiment of sorts. I don't know myself how successful I
shall be. But I do believe it will be successful in at least enough of
a way to justify our efforts. It will solve exactly the problem you
describe, or at least go a long, long way to help.
--
David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project ####@####.####
Lead Developer http://www.tldp.org
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