Re: Regarding DHCP Desktop Help article

[Harold Schreckengost <mewshi gmail com>]

As per Shaun's suggestion, I have started work on a glossary of sorts 
relating to networking concepts and ideas.

What, in particular, should this entail, besides what is mentioned 
below?  Or would it make more sense for me to explain each of these in 
each entry where applicable?

On 04/29/2010 06:27 PM, Shaun McCance wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 22:36 +0100, Phil Bull wrote:
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> > Hi Mewshi,
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> > Thanks for submitting this! I've reviewed it and have a few comments:
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> >        * 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".
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> Shaun
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