Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:52:27 +0400 From: Denis Peplin <den@FreeBSD.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook book.sgml Message-ID: <4090DE6B.3010205@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20040429101442.GK10877@submonkey.net> References: <200404141711.i3EHBF3S006248@repoman.freebsd.org> <40909696.5080408@FreeBSD.org> <20040429101442.GK10877@submonkey.net>
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Hello!
Ceri Davies wrote:
>>Alexey Zelkin wrote:
>>> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook book.sgml
>>> Log:
>>> Use absolute url while referencing main web site (not relative
>>> reference).
>>> I have two reasons to do this change:
>>>
>>> . We are referencing 'main web site', so need to refer *main* website
>>> . When handbook is installed on into /usr/share/doc, or mirrored
>>> on third part site (handbook only) -- this link is broken.
>>>
>>> Revision Changes Path
>>> 1.146 +1 -1 doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.sgml
>>
>>We have another 59 relative links to our website:
>>find /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/ -name "*.sgml" -exec egrep '(\.\./){3,}' {}
>>\; | wc -l
>>
>>I can fix ( -> absolute) it all, if no objections.
>
>
> Please don't. Relative links let me install a local copy and look
> around it in the sure knowledge that I'm still on my local site, and it
> also allows people to install mirrors in a subdirectory of their main
> server or even their home directory.
>
> The one that phantom changed above specifically referred to the "FreeBSD
> web site" so is OK, but the others should stay.
>
> Ceri
ok, i will not fix this links, but my opinion is:
most peoples will never install local mirror, but will have broken links while
browsing /usr/share/doc
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