Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:36:43 +0000 (GMT) From: "Kruppa, Peter Ulrich" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Jim Mock <mij@osdn.com> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: documentation issues generally Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103192134480.499-100000@localhost.de> In-Reply-To: <20010319153631.D3566@guinness.osdn.com>
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Jim Mock wrote: > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:36:32 -0500 > From: Jim Mock <mij@osdn.com> > To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> > Cc: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: documentation issues generally > > On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 at 14:26:36 -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > > David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> types: > > > Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > This is a base canard. Just because someone is most familiar with > > > > a bag of bits does *not* mean they are the ones who should be > > > > explaining it to others, or the ones who are best able to do so. > > > > Otherwise, you'd argue that Einstein should have taught froshling > > > > physics. > > > > > > Let me rephrase slightly. The developer should be the one > > > *responsible* for the documentation. He might not be the one > > > actually writing it, but if he isn't he should be tapping someone to > > > do the work. > > > > Not a bad idea - except it clashes with *every* project I've ever > > worked on that actually had a documentation team, even if the team was > > only one person. > > > > The project manager is responsible for the documentation. The > > documentation group is responsible for writing it, and usually > > responsible for gathering the information, as well. Whether it comes > > from the engineers varied from group to group. > > > > Of course, I don't think FreeBSD *has* a project manager. > > Nik Clayton is the FreeBSD Documentation Project Manager. If you feel like writing a documentation you should do it. I never thought there is too much of it. Uli. -- ################################################### # # # www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de # # # ################################################### To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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