Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:11:05 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Jason Fesler <jfesler@gigo.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Heads up file Message-ID: <XFMail.981117231105.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9811171332300.7077-100000@heaven.gigo.com>
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On 17-Nov-98 Jason Fesler wrote: > Okay, this may seem a bit strange for you, but here's a stab at a possible > solution for people who can't keep up with the sheer bulk of -current. > Maintain a README type file, perhaps called HEADSUP, with warnings and > announcements in reverse cronological order, and dated. Sounds fine to me... > I did this for a couple of the software projects I've done in the past, > and it was extremely helpful. People only had to read down to the point > where they last upgrade, and nothing had to be left out for fear of being > overly redudant. Every one in a while the file would be trimmed (roughly > yearly) to keep the file size sane, but it overall worked out well. As far as I am concerned I think it's a good idea, especially with all the hooks and crannies one tends to forget. For example my last few posts about sd/da stuff... Then again, I am lame =p But seriously, there are lots of caveats one can quickly overlook, and as I try to maintain all lists necessary for myself. Just my opinion... > Am I on drugs for suggesting it here? Or just on drugs? :-). I won't speculate ;) Mayhaps a doc-project? --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl | Cum angelis et pueris, Junior Network/Security Specialist | fideles inveniamur *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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