Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 16:12:17 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dos and Don'ts Message-ID: <361AA3D1.B0226CF3@dal.net> References: <19981006071237.02443@follo.net> <19981006155341.C27781@freebie.lemis.com> <19981006083809.00946@follo.net> <19981006173417.64829@welearn.com.au> <19981006174328.65315@follo.net> <361A6B46.73B4851@plutotech.com>
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Sean Kelly wrote:
> I like to think I'm beyond the journeyman stage, but I found myself
> becoming suspicious of the dos and don'ts without their matching
> explanations.
I would like to see pointers to more detailed information as well. A
lot of people will do things JUST because you tell them not to.
> * "man rcsintro" ... having the machine track things is great, but
> sometimes the paper record kept on the shelf is more durable than a
> failed upgrade or other catastrophe.
True, however using RCS and keeping reliable backups is something that
should be learned very soon. Maybe not right out of the box, but it
should be way up on the list. I agree that keeping a written record is a
good idea as well though, I still do this.
Doug
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