discuss: Looking for advice on publishing documentation.
Subject:
Re: Looking for advice on publishing documentation.
From:
Edward Cherlin ####@####.####
Date:
2 Nov 2002 19:08:29 -0000
Message-Id: <200211021109.16077.cherlin@pacbell.net>
On Thursday 31 October 2002 02:48 pm, David Horton wrote:
>I'm not
> really trying to make a bigger, better LFS. The final destination is
> similar to LFS, but I believe the project takes a longer, more winding road
> to get there. With my project I am trying to focus on the development
> process and include references to various standards documentation to
> explain why things are done the way they are. In the project, things are
> built using the basic principles of Rapid Application Development (RAD) so
> it starts very small and spirals into a bigger and more capable system with
> each iteration. I think this approach has several advantages:
>
> * It's easy for beginners to get started since the first iteration is very
> trivial.
>
> * It breaks the building process into manageable chunks to avoid
> information overload.
>
> * Builders can stop at any stage of building and
> still have a usable system.
>
> * People can learn about software development
> techniques without realizing they are learning.
>
> Take a look and let me know what you think. It's at
> http://my.core.com/~dhorton/linux/diy/
>
> Dave
Excellent design. We need more tutorials like this. I'm doing something
similar for a commercial product on contract right now. I might be able to
take a look after I finish revising another HOWTO (Real Soon Now, sigh). Keep
me informed, anyway, and I'll help if I can.
--
Edward Cherlin
Generalist
"A knot!" cried Alice. "Oh, do let me help to undo it."
Alice in Wonderland
