Re: What about a Debian Instalation Quick Guide
On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:12:00PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 08:51:19PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote:
> > OTOH, then you get into the problem of pointing people to information
> > that hasn't been tested, may conflict with our information, yadi yadi.
>
> True, but as long as we delineate the stuff of questionable quality
> properly, it should work well. I've noticed that sometimes, when users can't
> seem to find their way through one document, they give up trying and instead
> look for alternatives. I sometimes catch myself doing this. If we provide
> them with alternatives right there, they'll be happier, and if we nudge them
> towards proper alternatives, the benefit is even larger.
Good point!
'Quick-start alternatives'
This would also make it a very visible collecting spot so people
would be encouraged to let us know about their own crib notes'
locations on the web.
--
"The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what
we should do with software engineers. They put the designer
under the bridge, and then they marched over it."
-- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
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