Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:14:48 -0800 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@freebsd.org> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: Dealing with version-specific docs Message-ID: <CAOgwaMv5g3DAJtxKtyHiU0Nxom5KAUwm1hzaz=Biggso5RVafA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51067472.5000902@FreeBSD.org> References: <51065CFC.5090803@FreeBSD.org> <CAOgwaMuhHgA2bEBFExnS9poOg84qXDK810x60Fh47O6EiW0fXg@mail.gmail.com> <51067472.5000902@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:52 AM, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@freebsd.org> wrote: > Em 28-01-2013 13:15, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk escreveu: > >> I think , the required effort for version specific Handbook is much less >> than multiple version covering Handbook , because , if any change is not >> applied to a prior version , which is mostly the case , >> its Handbook will also not be modified . >> If a change is applied to a version and it is copied also to prior >> versions , the changes to the Handbook may also be copied to their >> Handbooks . This will not be difficult than to modify a multiple version >> contained Handbook . >> >> As a result , again my primary suggestion is to make the Handbook version >> specific : When a version is branched , its Handbook and related other >> documentation also should be branched and maintained with the related >> version . >> > Mehmet, thanks for the comments but I was interested in comments of that > very specific technical solution that I proposed on the linked wiki page. > The necessity of handling version-specific information has been discussed > several times both on the lists and on conferences so please let's focus on > technical solutions rather than going back to general discussions. If you > see the linked page, there was no branching mentioned there, it is a much > easier and simpler approach. > > Gabor > I am very sorry about not being on subject . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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