Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 12:41:23 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New home page Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950926123951.5567A-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <1643.811973472@time.cdrom.com>
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On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Hmm... I think there is still an important role for an FAQ-like > > document, but as you mention, the current FAQ/Handbook combination is > > problematic. It takes time to integrate things into the handbook. Too > > much time for a lot of little quirks that pop up in various releases that > > need some explanation. > > What if the FAQ were viewed as a sort of "short term cache" for the > handbook? It answers questions dealing with the current release and > any shortcomings or special features that require up-to-date documentation. > If something has been in the FAQ for awhile, it is either "aged" and > deleted or considered generally important and moved into the handbook. For example, the existance of FreeBSD-stable should be in the FAQ. If having both cutting edge and bleeding edge releases continues in the future, then it goes in the handbook. -john == jfieber@indiana.edu =========================================== == http://fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu/~jfieber ============
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