> 
>  > Suppose that someone wants to integrate some code and in the process of
>  > developing it some documentation is also produced. Currently there is
>  > no good place to stick this documentation in the source tree. What do
>  > you think about having usr/doc subtree for such documentation?
> 
> Assuming the documentation is not intended for users of the end-product
> (which should be in manpages and docs.sun.com books, of course), I'd
> prefer the documentation live next to the source, in the same directory.
> Having them side-by-side makes it more likely that they will be kept
> in-sync.  We do this in numerous places -- e.g.:
> 
>      usr/src/lib/README.Makefiles
>      usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/sbin/dhcpagent/README

It works if the code is localized, but what if the implementation spreads a 
whole bunch of places? Also, while we have README precedents, there are no 
other types of docs we may have (project-related white papers, design notes, 
etc).

--
akolb

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