<x-flowed>At 09:39 AM 11/30/00 +1100, Donovan Baarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Quoting Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > At 09:48 AM 11/29/00 +1100, Donovan Baarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >G'day all,
>[...]
> > >IMHO, everything should be put into CVS, including webpages and
> > >documentation. CVS gives you a revision history and backup archive.
>[...]
> > While I agree with you on most of this, documentation is another
> > matter. If we put it in CVS, this forces everyone to use the same
> > format (DocBook XML, TeX, etc.). Getting someone to write something
> > is hard enough, but forcing them to use an unfamiliar format makes it
> > nearly impossible. However, I think CVS would be useful for
> > maintaining larger documents like guides and manuals.
>
>Huh? Since when has CVS required specific file formats? You can check
>anything into CVS, even binaries (though it's not very good at calculating
>binary delta's and merges don't work too well). This means text, html,
>even MSWord documents could be used (though not recomended). I believe a
>significant number of SF projects are putting their whole SF website into CVS.
Agreed.
>The only restriction would be that whatever gets checked in, is what
>gets checked out... ie if someone checks in a document in Tex, a person
>who wants to modify it will either have to also work in Tex, or convert it
>to something else first.
This is exactly what I was referring to. It creates a bar that is to high
for some people who may want to contribute. The DocManager doesn't have
this problem, but it does have other limitations. :(
I formed this opinion from my experience with the failed LRPDoc Q&A
document. I know I probably didn't use CVS properly for that document. It
was very hard to get everyone to agree on a format. Supporting different
operating systems, and editors was a mess. I'm still open to the idea, but
I don't want to repeat the problems of the Q&A doc.
--
Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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