On Tue, 15 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> David Merrill wrote:
>
>
> > I like `backgrounder' or `introduction to...'. I don't particularly
> > like `layman', mostly because after reading your docs I don't think
> > they are useful only to laymen. But ymmv and all that...
>
> I'm flattered. :)
>
> Hm. I'll think about it - I want them to be used by laymen, but if
> they're also useful to those who should(?) already know this... :)
"Basics of ..." or "... for beginners" sounds good; depending on the
subject, your readers may be new to THIS subject, but very far from being
laymen. Unless it starts with a chapter on how to use the foot pedal that
comes with your new PC, it's not really just for laymen :-)
James.
--
"Our attitude with TCP/IP is, `Hey, we'll do it, but don't make a big
system, because we can't fix it if it breaks -- nobody can.'"
"TCP/IP is OK if you've got a little informal club, and it doesn't make
any difference if it takes a while to fix it."
-- Ken Olson, in Digital News, 1988
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