I would suggest to move all documentation to git on sf.net or github , it is a lot easier to manage branches also faster and use firebird type of branches
master-> firebird 3.x devel firebird_2.5 -> firebird 2.5 documentation firebird_2.1 -> firebird 2.1 documentation https://github.com/asfernandes/firebird On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:15 AM, Paul Vinkenoog <p...@vinkenoog.nl> wrote: > Hi Norman, > >>I've been reading through the Firebird 3 (Alpha) Release Notes this >>morning and I'm seeing a few changes over and above previous versions. >> >>I am suggesting that we start afresh (!) from this release with our >>documents. I know this might be extra work and we all suffer from a lack >>of time as it is, but my docs at least, already have a number of "this >>only applies in Firebird 2.x" or similar and I'm not sure I can cope >>with adding in extra bits that are relevant to Firebird 3.x as well. I >>think it gets a little messy. >> >>I would suggest that we copy the existing docs to a new folder, >>possibly, and file specifically for version 3.x and edit out the bits >>that no longer apply to Firebird 3. > > Most of our docs are not going to be worked on in the foreseeable > future. So copying the bulk of our docs when only a few of them will > be updated doesn't seem like a good idea to me (but maybe I got your > intention wrong). > > But I fully support starting afresh with the actively maintained docs. > How about using branches for this? > > > Cheers, > Paul Vinkenoog > > PS: I'm on a two-week vacation, with Internet access on my current > location. Next week (9-16 August) probably also, but that's not 100% > certain yet. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Firebird-docs mailing list > Firebird-docs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Firebird-docs mailing list Firebird-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
