On 12/22/2010 05:28 PM, Nigel Kersten wrote: > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Disconnect <dc.disconn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Wait, lets see if I understand the requirements for a 5 word addition to the >> documentation, from a user who doesn't already use git: >> 1: go to the page below >> 2: discover it requires git >> 3: figure out what git is >> 4: install a git client >> 5: figure out how to use same >> 6: clone the entire repo (I just cloned it, and it weighs in at 13 megs of >> download, 25 megs of storage) >> 7: make the change >> 8: Oops, the page finally links to the docs we needed at step 3 and 5. So >> now watch a bunch of screencasts. >> 9: Generate patches. (Fortunately, we just spent an hour watching >> screencasts. This should be reasonably easy.) >> 10: Open a ticket. Wait, gotta register with redmine. >> 11: Register with bug tracker >> 12: Create a ticket and attach the patch >> >> Doesn't that seem .. I dunno.. insanely bad? > > Don't you think documentation deserves version control? > > We accept many changes where people don't want to go through the > overhead of supplying the patch themselves. > > If they do go to this extra effort for the project however, it's > greatly appreciated.
Ah, but the current "contributing" document lets git appear mandatory (observe the last paragraph, esp. point (3) of the ticket requirements). I think I shall submit a documentation bug about this ;-) Cheers, Felix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
