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I agree that the two should be merged. I think this makes room for Quick
References and FAQ distinctions. It was interesting to hear the historical
context behind the difference. The difference between mini-HOWTOs and
HOWTOs was not obvious to me.
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Subject: Re: HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs
05/15/2002 07:50
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On May 15, 10:38pm, Gilles Lamiral wrote:
> Subject: Re: HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs
>
> > An observation; the distinction between HOWTOs and Mini-HOWTOs doesn't
> > appear to be a useful one.
>
> They should be at least in the same directory. It is boring to
> search the same things in several places.
I'm all for merging them together. I think people tend to
miss out on the mini's when they invoke the HOWTO Index,
which is most likely a primary jump-off point (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/).
They probably never click to get to the mini-HOWTO index.
The filenames/titles can stay the same, but I'm all for simplifying
the overall layout.
So other than for historical reasons, are there any other reasons why
the hierarchy should be maintained?
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