Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:19:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> Cc: Brennan W Stehling <brennan@offwhite.net>, Jim Weeks <jim@siteplus.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make world failed Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004031314300.2634-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <v04220824b50ea056d32a@[195.238.1.121]>
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Brad Knowles wrote:
> At 11:54 AM -0700 2000/4/3, Doug Barton wrote:
>
> > I realize that you don't want to accept responsibility for your
> > actions, but please stop posting hear trying to convince us that there is
> > some way we could have unloaded the gun before you pointed it at your
> > foot.
>
> I know you don't want to hear this, but the reality of it is that
> we really should be doing a better job of keeping the web pages
> up-to-date with regards to things like this.
Why would I not want to hear it? EVERYONE associated with the
project knows that the documentation lags behind reality. In fact, not
only have I complained out this fact publicly on several prior occasions,
I have even *GASP* written documentation to cover holes in what exists. My
DHCP and 2.2.8 -> 3.x version upgrade pages get hundreds of hits a
month. I am working on a page that covers version upgrades in more detail,
including information on how to do the 3.4 -> 4.0 upgrade.
> In particular, when there is a major change coming and we know
> that the necessary information is to be found in the appropriate
> UPDATING file (or wherever), then we should change the web pages to
> reflect the fact and point to the appropriate specific file.
Then quit spending your time writing e-mails about the subject and
spend that time creating patches and sending them to doc@freebsd.org. We
can ALWAYS use actual help. Simply talking about what needs to be changed
is a pointless waste of everyone's time.
Doug
--
"So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
existence? Is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
The master simply replied, "Mu."
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