On 5 Dec 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: : Hi, : >>"Nathan" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : : Nathan> Hmm, I'll regret saying this forever I bet :) Many lists like : Nathan> this one have an "FAQ" that gets posted semi-frequently. : Nathan> Anyone ever attempted this? Are there good reasons for this : Nathan> NOT to happen? Otherwise, we should accumulate FAQ type : Nathan> questions (and yes, i would consider doing this. Only because : Nathan> I opened my mouth, not because I know all the answers) : : I have /usr/doc/debian/FAQ/, which has a Debian FAQ in text : and HTML formats. The document says: : : ______________________________________________________________________ : The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ : : Susan G. Kleinmann ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Sven Rudolph ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), : and Joost Witteveen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) : : 01 May 1997 : [...] : 1. Meta-questions : : [...] : : 1.2. Where do I get the latest version of this document? : : The latest version of this document can be viewed in HTML format at the : Debian home page ( http://www.debian.org/FAQ/ ) . : : It is also available in HTML, PostScript, GNU info and plain text format : at the Debian FTP Server ( ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ ) and any of its : mirrors ( http://www.debian.org/ftplist.html ) in the directory doc/FAQ/. : : The original SGML files used to create this document are available in : debian-doc's source package. The linuxdoc-sgml package contains tools to : transform this document into one or more other formats, as required by the : user: GNU info files, HTML, LaTeX, TeX .dvi format, and PostScript. : : ______________________________________________________________________ : : : I'm sure they'd appreciate any help collating additional : data. : : manoj : -- : interlard - vt., to intersperse; diversify Webster's New World : Dictionary Of The American Language : Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> : Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E
Umhmm, sure, it's a nice document. Sometimes helpful, too, assuming one can find the latest version. However, checking www.us.debian.org just now, and pulling up the Debian FAQ yields "28 December 1996". Nowhere near as fresh as your "01 May 1997". I know it's from the package ... but let's face it, the deb package containing the FAQ isn't real useful to someone pondering/attempting a fresh Debian install. I guess my point was this: would it be helpful to either post that document to this list periodically (or at least to the newsgroup), and/or periodically post a message stating "The newest Debian FAQ can be found at http://.... , The Debian Project has scads of cool goodies at http://.... , etc. as the problem seems to be a lack of knowledge as to where such information may be obtained. Note: I am not attempting to demean the work performed on this (or any other) item of Debian documentation. And while I'm certainly not "old hat" with Debian, I've been on this list long enough to see some changes in the types of questions being asked, etc. So my concern is "access to existing information" more than "quality of existing information". My apologies to anyone who misunderstood this. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet - 410 South Phillips Avenue - Sioux Falls, SD 57104 phone: (605) 334-4454 fax: (605) 335-1173 mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net PGP Key ID: 0xA33B86E9 - Public key available at keyservers PGP Key fingerprint: CE03 10AF 3281 1858 9D32 C2AB 936D C472 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
