[OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] Device chapter purpose and organization v1

2007-10-03 Thread David Farning
Hey, D. Hugh, I'm sorry but i don't know you first name yet;( This is really the chapter that you have been looking for I think! I was thinking of starting by defining enough of the hardware of an embedded device that the reader knows the lay of the land so to speak. This will really end up bein

Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] intro outline v2

2007-10-03 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Below is v2 of an intro chapter outline. I hope that I have taken all | of your suggestions into consideration. I'll (mostly) not repeat what I said before. | A few points, the intro chapter usually containts background | information so that the autho

[OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] intro outline v2

2007-10-03 Thread David Farning
Below is v2 of an intro chapter outline. I hope that I have taken all of your suggestions into consideration. A few points, the intro chapter usually containts background information so that the authors and readers start to share a common point of reference. Many readers will skim the into and j

[OpenWrt-Devel] override feature for diag.c [was: Motorola WR850Gv2 vs. diag.c]

2007-10-03 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
As I reported earlier, diag.c misidentifies my Motorola WR850g v2 router. I submitted a patch. I was wondering: would it be useful to allow the user to specify the platform explicitly? This would allow people in my position to proceed without waiting for an update. The following UNTESTED patch

Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] introduction very rough draft/outline

2007-10-03 Thread Gregers Petersen
D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: > [Note: I am a newbie so evaluate my comments in that context. I'm > dashing this off early rather than carefully -- please excuse any > mistakes or lack of clarity.] I think Hugh's comments are close to the comments I just posted - and this discussion is really produ

Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] introduction very rough draft/outline

2007-10-03 Thread Gregers Petersen
Hi David David Farning wrote: > Below is a very rough draft of an introductory chapter to the manual. The > idea is to give the reader a rough overview > of openwrt before diving into the details. > I think the documentation should be "down to the bones", with an introduction

Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [doc] introduction very rough draft/outline

2007-10-03 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
[Note: I am a newbie so evaluate my comments in that context. I'm dashing this off early rather than carefully -- please excuse any mistakes or lack of clarity.] | From: David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Below is a very rough draft of an introductory chapter to the manual. The idea is to giv

[OpenWrt-Devel] WIP-Day Info-Letter :-)

2007-10-03 Thread Gregers Petersen
Hello To everyone September months WIP-Day came to be a bit of a succes, and personally I got a lot of energy out of the 24 hours (+ a few extra) :-) - Several people got involved in working on the official documentation, and a number of patches where submitted by members of the Documentation-Tea