Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > > On Wednesday 17 November 1999, at 15 h 57, the keyboard of Mark Small > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > something that Debian really needs to have is a short doc about the > > "debian way" of doing things. What I'm thinking of is a short summary > > of the features that make debian different (better?) > > It is a very good idea but I suggest to change it a bit: the most important is > not a propaganda text (we are the best) but a guide (not a HOWTO, we already > have man pages) of the "Debian Way". Most mistakes I see on Debian machines > are made by people who come from RedHat or Solaris or just read any random > "Linux for lobotomized" book and break things that way. > > We need a text explaining: > > - everything under /usr/local is yours, leave the rest (except /etc) to dpkg, > - use apt, > - /etc/alternatives, > - recompiling source packages, > - the BTS, > - etc > > Just explanations of the concepts, and directions to the man pages. Exactly what I was thinking. > > Now, the tough question: who will write and maintain it? > I'll start a rough draft (no formatting -- just ascii), and submit it to the DDP for someone more qualified to edit/revise/maintain. I am not a developer, and have no immediate plans ( or skills ) to become one. I leave it up to the DDP team to take over (or ignore) any draft that I make.
I've heard "show me the code". How about "show me the doc". Any objections? Mark
