discuss: One-page replacement for LDP-Author-Guide (not exactly, but ...)
Subject:
Re: One-page replacement for LDP-Author-Guide (not exactly, but ...)
From:
"Anthony E. Greene" ####@####.####
Date:
13 May 2003 13:11:13 -0000
Message-Id: <3EC0EFB4.5060505@pobox.com>
jdd wrote:
> David Lawyer wrote:
>>
>> This is not desirable for 2 reasons. One is that being online consumes
>> bandwidth, especially the bandwidth of tying up the local phone line if
>> that's how one is connected.
>
> wrong on ISDN or dsl lines. I think there will no more be phone/modem
> internet lines in a near future (for the average user)
Not everyone lives in places where that is true. Even then, those services
typically cost more than dialup. In some places, the difference is large.
For instance, I can get unlimited 56k dialup service for less then
US$10/month, but a broadband DSL or cable connection costs more than
US$40/month; more than twice as much.
Dialup isn't going away any time soon, even in highly indusrialized countries.
> LDP don't use XML, it uses docbook, that is not the same. HOWTO format
> will still stay a little peculiar and need some learning.
DocBook may be either XML or SGML.
> I use to work at different places (home, vacations, midday free time)
> and can't have my docs at hand, there online is best.
CVS could provide remote access and allow you to use your favorite editor.
Tony
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