Re: The Real Problem With Debian
On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:20:10 -0300
Klaus Imgrund <claus.imgrund@terra.com.br> wrote:
> but the doc's there are as outdated as my grandma - and she was put to
> rest a while ago. Don't get me wrong - I like linux a lot but the doc's
> suck sometimes.
You know, if you find a problem with the documents you're more than
welcome to submit updates to the author(s). If that doesn't work, you are
also welcome to update them yourself.
> I had a problem one time with a cd-burner.
> Now - the site you mention tells you a lot of stuff that is about:
> -3 years outdated and
> -totally incomprehensible
Really? Lets see, cd-burner you say, that would be:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html
Looks like the page was updated a little over two years ago according to
this:
v2.9.3, 23 July 2000
I remember using this document (possibly even same version, let me check
my print out, nope v2.8.8) to learn about CD writing in Linux. Had
everything I needed.
> I really appreciate that the good guys of linux make an effort to
> document their software and put up manuals - BUT there is a lot of
> outdated stuff out there that is no help to anybody at all so pls. stop
> with this RTFM - stuff.
As I stated before, you are _more_ than welcome to submit updates to the
documents you feel are outdated. Otherwise, you're merely part of the
problem you're complaining about (people not updating documentation).
--
Jamin W. Collins
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