On 2017.02.22 16:47 Peter Matulis wrote: > I should mention to the uninitiated that a single wayward character will > generate > a bewildering error when a build of HTML is attempted. Considering that you > need > to go through a long file full of the above stuff, I recall my "debugging" > sessions > consuming a large amount of my time, not to mention the frustration.
Very true, and a good point. Debugging some mistake is very very annoying and time consuming. In terms of warnings and error messages, I have no experience with the proposed Markdown method. > Is there ANYONE out there that has written a significant amount of material > for the Server > Guide and also believes we should stick with XML/Docbook? These are the > people I > especially want to hear from. Either way, I'd still like to hear from Serge Hallyn, Ted Cox, Christian Ehrhardt, Nish Aravamudan, Simon Quigley, Ian Nicholson. > I believe that XML is technically superior to Markdown and it definitely has > advantages, > but only when used in certain contexts. A good example is a single author, or > a team of > dedicated people, writing for a project, like an O'Reilly book, for instance. > However, our > contributors come and go. Each wants to help but very few will take the time > to understand a > difficult format unless they expect to do sustained writing. This is just not > our reality. What > we're trying to solve here is: > > Find a format that the average person can use to write new material for > Ubuntu Server without > having to devote an inordinate amount of time learning compared to the time > they will spend writing. > ... Doug -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
