I don't see any problem with a clear statement that 'maven is a development tool for developers'. I agree that going past that to any of the recent attempts to encode RTFM or 'go find a buddy' into some sort of sentence on the web site is a loser, in spite of my attempt to craft one.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Barrie Treloar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Jesse Farinacci <[email protected]> wrote: >> Greetings, > [del] >> I guess I don't think anyone that we'd like to tell STFU and RTFM will >> read any manual anyway. The people that will read the manual will be a >> bit put off, I suspect, by the harsh way we treat the unseasoned. > > Yes, exactly. > >> So we don't get any benefit from having such language around. It would >> be far better to just get a really good FAQ and Cookbook (a la >> Sonatype's thing) where we can just respond with a single link and >> that will end the thread. In addition, linking to existing solutions >> will result in (minimal) search engine optimization for those sites >> via cross linking, etc, thereby promoting those FAQ/Recipes higher in >> searches. > > That's why I have this canned response: > Please have a look at the freely available books at > http://maven.apache.org/articles.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
