+1

Thanks,
Dinesh

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 1:42 PM Ritesh Shukla <rit...@apache.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We should shift our design discussions from Google Docs to Markdown files
> managed through GitHub Pull Requests. This approach would:
>
>    1. Keep our discussions in the same system as our code, creating a more
>    cohesive history
>    2. Make our design documents more accessible to developers already
>    familiar with our workflow
>    3. Enable better version tracking and diffing through Git's native
>    capabilities
>    4. Allow for easier integration with our existing documentation
>
> This shift aligns with open-source best practices and would reduce context
> switching between platforms. Also, Google Docs do not show up in Google
> searches and tend to get lost into obscurity. Without going into details, I
> am also not sure if they can be preserved for the duration of the project
> (vs a Git commit).
>
> Thus, if we accept this proposal any Jira with a Google Doc attached for
> design would be requested to open a PR for the Jira with the design doc.
>
> We could use Jira, but its interface is not suitable for large texts
> compared to the rich ecosystem around Markdown for authoring documents.
> Most IDEs have excellent Markdown integration.
>
> We can draw images in our favorite editor and attach them to a markdown (or
> use ASCII art). LLMs are also very capable of authoring good ASCII diagrams
> or flow charts.
>
> Ref:
>
> https://github.com/apache/ozone/pull/6121
>
> Regards,
>
> Ritesh
>

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