> On Sep 15, 2018, at 12:55 PM, David T. via gnucash-devel > <gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > >> On Sep 15, 2018, at 5:29 AM, Frank H. Ellenberger >> <frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> As we are already there, >> >> one of you Davids might also review >> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/README section overview, >> >> and probably files in >> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/tree/maint/doc >> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/blob/maint/gnucash-docs.spec.in >> ... >> which borrow the intro >> >> There have been "shiny new features" of 1.x which no one any longer >> would mention for the 3.x series. >> > > Honestly, I think the text in the README would more accurately reflect John’s > concerns about the breathless tone found in the Guide, and so I am more > likely to put *that* text into the Guide, rather go the other way. > > Furthermore, in the interest of eliminating bit rot and in using the right > tool for the right job, I would strip the README back drastically to cover > only basic technical details on downloading, installing, and running GnuCash. > Everything else should go, IMHO. > > David >
To be specific: in the main README, I would eliminate the Overview altogether, and replace it with: GnuCash is a double entry personal and small business financial management package. Home Page: http://www.gnucash.org/ Precompiled binaries: http://www.gnucash.org/download That is it. All the remaining sections should be altered to refer readers to the fuller and more up-to-date information as it resides elsewhere (most notably, on the wiki or website). > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
