Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:03:05 -0500 From: "Daryl Chance" <dchance@midsouth.rr.com> To: <doc@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Jordan Hubbard" <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> Subject: Re: Programmers Documentation Project Message-ID: <002101c0c7c4$dabada50$0200000a@satan> References: <001901c0c769$e2282870$0200000a@satan> <20010417144932C.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <000701c0c78f$de88ec60$0200000a@satan>
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So does anyone see a use for this type of documentation? I would like to know before I start work on this :). Jordan? > so basically, if you want to do it, heres your straight-jacket > and path to your favorite editor eh? :) > > I really would like to do this, but I don't want to do it alone :). > What I eventually want, is understanding enough of the code to be > able to commit code back to the FBSD community and I figured that > commenting code would be an easy way to get in there, tinker with > code, without actually breaking anything. > > Btw, I did check the info you gave me Murray, and it's not what I > was looking for :). What I'm lookin for is something like this: > http://www.blur.com/blurbeta/Beta/source/maxclasslib/docs/html/index.html > > and AFAIK, it doesn't exists for FBSD. To any of the commiters > to FreeBSD, does this seem useful? Or just wasted time? > > If it doesn't seem like wasted time to people, I start on it :). > > One last question, should I follow the -current tree with all the > documentation and have it go into -stable when it's MFC'd? Or > make my patches against -stable and -current? > > Thanks, > Daryl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jordan Hubbard" <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> > To: <dchance@midsouth.rr.com> > Cc: <doc@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: Programmers Documentation Project > > > > > Thoughts? I'd be willing to help out, or even lead this project. > > > > That one last clause will count for more than anything else you > > said. :-) > > > > The effort is a noble and worthy one, but you must also be willing to > > sacrifice yourself to a cruel, uncaring and demanding elder god who > > will break you daily upon the rack in repayment for your labors. > > > > In short, you must be the kind of person who is willing to go to > > insane, masochistic lengths for just the slightest feeling of > > satisfaction at a job well done. If you are, I say "Welcome aboard, > > and CHARGE!!" :-) > > > > - Jordan > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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