Re: Regarding DHCP Desktop Help article

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 22:36 +0100, Phil Bull wrote:
> Hi Mewshi,
> 
> Thanks for submitting this! I've reviewed it and have a few comments:
> 
>       * The topic is well written. I particularly like the flow of the
>         text (except for the use of the word "facilitating" ;)
>       * The technical level of the article is too advanced; it should
>         target non-technical users and so no understanding of networking
>         concepts should be assumed. In fact, the whole article is to do
>         with a networking concept, so it might be worth building up the
>         reader's background understanding a little so that the
>         explanation of DHCP itself is easier to grasp. This might
>         include discussion of what an IP address is.
>       * There are a few jargon words in there (protocol, assignment, IP
>         addresses, server, router), each of which would need a
>         reader-friendly explanation when used.

I'd suggested on IRC that, instead of a "What is DHCP?" topic,
perhaps we should have a "Networking concepts and terms" that
explains IP address and DHCP and whatever else. It's hard to
talk about DHCP without saying "IP address".

--
Shaun