Re: /doc layout in ftp.debian.org [was: Documentation provided in the Woody CDs (should be fixed)]
On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 08:25:18PM +0200, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Pe?a wrote:
> > I think it you'd get things done much faster if you made a new doc/
> > directory yourself (on auric possibly) and described changes you did in a
> > concise manner. An FTP admin could then quickly review it, have it approved
> > in the group, and move it over to the live tree.
>
> Ok. I will do this tonight. I will be out for a few hours (giving
> wedding invitations to my friends :)
> I have started some work at auric.debian.org:/home/jfs/doc/,
> please read the README-en.txt file if you have some time and make
> suggestions (if any)
Maybe if I have time, I'll check it out. In any case, I'll comment later if
anything goes wrong ;)
> > This was the FTP admins have to read a 154 line message and find a bunch of
> > a bit vague issues... I wouldn't be surprised if they just gave up halfway
> > through :)
>
> Well. Fortunately you didn't.
I did, actually :) Shame on me. <shrug>
> In any case, just to be sure. ?Is there anything automatic that publishes
> the DDP manuals to the FTP server?
Not really. Some packages ship "byhand" files which the FTP admins install
by hand, but in general there's no all-encompassing procedure to updating
that stuff.
> Reading http://www.debian.org/doc/docpolicy one would think that they
> should have the same layout. However, if this layout is convenient for WWW
> publishing (since content negotiation takes care of presenting the proper
> document to users) it is not so for FTP/CD stuff since the user has to
> browse the files/directories himself (too many clutter to find out
> documents on his own language).
Yeah, /doc/docpolicy isn't really authoritative these days, it's just
ancient.
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