discuss: HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs
Subject:
Re: HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
14 May 2002 15:07:36 -0000
Message-Id: <20020514155854.GD23993@lupercalia.net>
On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 03:04:12PM +0100, Jason Williams wrote:
> An observation; the distinction between HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs doesn't
> appear to be a useful one. If you're looking for information, you'll
> be looking for a particular subject (and the size is irrelevant) -
> thus the two categories should be conflated into a single list.
> I'm sure this has been discussed many times before, but I'm interested
> in the reasoning behind dismissing the idea.
I agree with you completely. It is a distinction without a difference.
But not everyone agrees, so the status quo has remained.
Just an FYI, the new Lampadas system will pretty much remove the
distinction, at least in the user interface when browsing/searching
docs. And all such distinctions, unless you specify you want to
restrict your search. Guide, FAQ, man page, it will all be together
based on topic or title.
Good luck convincing the others!
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