discuss: Thread: Android?

If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow supporting 
documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses the (or a) Linux kernel 
or a derivative thereof.

There are already some guides for other FOSS "nixes like FreeBSD, so why not?  
I think is sounds like a great idea.

Jason

On Friday, January 29, 2016 07:23:02 AM ####@####.#### wrote:
> If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow supporting
> documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses the (or a) Linux
> kernel or a derivative thereof.
> 
> ______________________
> http://lists.tldp.org/

Greetings Randy (?),

>If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow 
>supporting documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses 
>the (or a) Linux kernel or a derivative thereof.

It is the Linux Documentation Project!

It makes sense to me to accept Android-specific documentation, if 
people have contributions.

-Martin

-- 
Martin A. Brown
http://linux-ip.net/

On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:58:50 J. S Evans wrote:
> There are already some guides for other FOSS "nixes like FreeBSD, so
> why not? I think is sounds like a great idea.
> 
> Jason
> 
> On Friday, January 29, 2016 07:23:02 AM ####@####.#### wrote:
> > If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow
> > supporting documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses the
> > (or a) Linux kernel or a derivative thereof.
> > 

Do we really want to support google?
Shouldn't they be doing it?
Perhaps we should write docs especially for redhat?

Sincerely, David

Hello again David,

>> > If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow
>> > supporting documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses the
>> > (or a) Linux kernel or a derivative thereof.
>
>Do we really want to support google?
>Shouldn't they be doing it?
>Perhaps we should write docs especially for redhat?

Well, we do have HOWTOs that are RedHat-specific, Compaq-specific, 
and several describing Linux interoperability with commercial 
software (Sybase, Windows of various types, and specific vendor 
hardware).

More importantly, though several LDP volunteers have also authored 
documentation, we are not an authorship organization and aren't 
making choices about supporting a particular company.  The manifesto 
tells the story:

My thought is to refer to this core statement from our manifesto:

  The goal of the Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is to create and 
  distribute a canonical set of high quality free GNU/Linux 
  documentation.

Android does fall under the GNU/Linux ecosystem.  If an author 
wishes to write about Android and is looking for a place to publish 
the work, I think it makes sense to accept and distribute such 
documentation.

-Martin

-- 
Martin A. Brown
http://linux-ip.net/

On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 09:22:52 ####@####.#### wrote:
> 
> Hello again David,
> 
> >> > If the TLDP is revived, perhaps it (we?) should consider somehow
> >> > supporting documentation for Android as well.  IIUC, Android uses
> >> > the (or a) Linux kernel or a derivative thereof.
> >
> >Do we really want to support google?
> >Shouldn't they be doing it?
> >Perhaps we should write docs especially for redhat?
> 
> Well, we do have HOWTOs that are RedHat-specific, Compaq-specific, 
> and several describing Linux interoperability with commercial 
> software (Sybase, Windows of various types, and specific vendor 
> hardware).
> 
<snip>
Good points, I agree.
I just feel sorry for the people who I have to tell that "Android is
linux."

Sincerely, David