Matthew Burgess wrote: > On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:50:15 -0400, Jeremy Huntwork > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bruce Dubbs wrote: >>> http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/ticket/2115 >>> >>> I am starting to address the subject ticket. I propose to follow Chris' >>> suggestion and move the 'Toolchain Technical Notes' section to the >> appendix >>> between Acknowledgments and Dependencies. I will then change the >> Introduction >>> to refer to 'Toolchain Technical Notes' and tidy up any other wording >> changes >>> that are needed. >>> >>> Any objections? > > I'd really rather leave the Toolchain Technical Notes where they are. In > terms of my ability to learn something, I much rather have what I'm about to > do explained to me before I do it, rather than do it 'blind' then be told why > I just did what I did. If, after completing the exercise, I don't understand > what I just did, I can refer back to the previous explanation and then the > repetition of that instructional material, coupled with the practical > exercise I just completed, helps stuff to sink in...sometimes :) > > I understand that folks will have different methods of teaching & learning > that they find the most effective, but the above is my own experience. > > My preference would be to keep the first 3 'Introduction' paragraphs where > they are, then have the Toolchain Technical Notes, then the rest of the > 'Introduction' material, maybe labelled as something like 'General > Compilation Instructions'. That new page would make it clear that all of the > information on that page applies to each and every package.
Good deal. That sounds like a great compromise. I'll do it. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
