Re: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Robert Goley <ragoley@rdasys.com>]

I like the idea and would be willing to contribute.  I have access to a
few laptops.  I am relatively new to debian packaging though.  I have
created some basic configuration packages.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 08:11, Riccardo Vestrini wrote:
> I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could
> simply do
> apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie
> and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed
> documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches,
> a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to
> websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files
> for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about
> useful packages
> 
> this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune
> their laptop
> 
> I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors
> tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some
> things like video board)
> 
> will someone be interested?
> 
> -- 
> 
>                                 Riccardo Vestrini
>                                <riccardov@sssup.it>
> 
> "Io ho una deformazione professionale, sono Ingegnere, e il problema in
> quello che lei dice è l'essere umano, perché una macchina può sbagliare
> ma l'essere umano ha sicuramente molti più difetti" --
> sconosciuto ad un congresso, mentre un manager parlava di risorse umane
> 
> 
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