RE: Python Tutorial 2.0

[Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc cu-portland edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: battery841@mypad.com [mailto:battery841@mypad.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:23 AM
> To: Gregory Leblanc
> Subject: Re: Python Tutorial 2.0
> 
> > Actually, this is a topic for the LDP, and not for GNOME.  
> If you wanted to
> > create some HOWTOs on using GNOME PPP (or whatever those 
> are, I don't
> > believe in modems anymore), then this is a good place to do 
> it.  If you want
> > to document how to do this on Linux, write it for the LDP.  
> The LDP is
> > documentation for Linux, for EVERYBODY.  We're in some 
> fairly major growing
> > pains right now, in trying to find a good compromise 
> between the traditional
> > geeks writing everything, and now some specialized geeks 
> writing some things
> > for newbies.  Anyway, if you want to document Linux, come 
> over to the LDP,
> > if you want to document GNOME, keep it right here.
> > 	Greg
> Greg,
> 	Good comments.  Unfortunatly, I see the LDP as being 
> for the geek more than the average user.  I think you'd be 
> hurting the LDP if you made it more common joe.
> 	I just had an idea though.  How would it be if we made 
> simple LDP docs, and had them shared between LDP/GNOME/KDE?

I see the LDP as THE definitive resource for ALL Linux documentation.  For
the documentation that's not specific to Linux, we ought to link to the
original sources of that documentation.  Since the LDP is completely
informal, I don't see any reason that we can't have documents that cater to
both the seasoned veteran, and to the total novice.  For example, there
could be a Guru's Guide to Ethernet on Linux, which might go so far as to
have tips and tricks from the guys who code Ethernet drivers, and there
could be a Newbies Ethernet HOWTO, which takes them step-by-step on
installing their Ethernet card, and testing to make sure that they've done
it right.
I don't see any reason that we shouldn't share docs, and resources, that's
why I'm subscribed to a dozen documentation lists.  
	Greg