Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:39:01 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/5-roadmap article.sgml Message-ID: <499c70c0709171539o284382abw34e856f94cd6e6d0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070917222637.GB3621@kobe.laptop> References: <200709172102.l8HL2hEx089576@repoman.freebsd.org> <46EEEC96.1010007@FreeBSD.org> <499c70c0709171412w5c812f47h8145124facbf1ade@mail.gmail.com> <20070917222637.GB3621@kobe.laptop>
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On 9/18/07, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 2007-09-18 00:12, Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <almarrie@gmail.com> wrote: > >On 9/18/07, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@freebsd.org> wrote: > >>Giorgos Keramidas escribi??: > >>> keramida 2007-09-17 21:02:43 UTC > >>> > >>> FreeBSD doc repository > >>> > >>> Modified files: > >>> en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/5-roadmap article.sgml > >>> Log: > >>> Avoid using "It was", but use a more explicit reference to the > >>> version-guide article in the abstract of 5-roadmap. This way > >>> the text is a bit less confusing. > >> > >> Shouldn't this be nuked? I remember it came to the topic some time ago, > >> but we won't have > >> any new releases from 5.X any more and it has only a historical > >> significance. > > > > When you go on and keep reading, and follow the links you feel the 5.x > > task isn't completed yet, and I feel it's misleading, I would suggest > > you make docs for FreeBSD 7.x Road Map or even 8.x > > That's odd. After reading this in the current abstract: > > <para> This document is now mostly of historical value. It > presented a roadmap for the development of &os;'s &t.releng.5; > branch. It was originally written in February 2003 (between > the 5.0 and 5.1 releases), and was intended to provide a plan > for making the &t.releng.5; branch <quote>stable</quote>, both > in terms of code quality and finalization of various > APIs/ABIs. For a different perspective, the article > <ulink url="&url.articles.version-guide;"> > <quote>Choosing the &os; Version That Is Right For You</quote> > </ulink> > may be of interest. The version-guide article was written in August > 2005 (two and a half years later), and it contains a section > discussing how these plans and events actually unfolded, as well as > some lessons learned.</para> > > it was obvious to me that the article is *not* describing the current > state of affairs. Any suggestions about improving the text to make it > less confusing for people who just happen to stumble upon it now, are > very welcome :) I think if you change the title itself it will be good idea. The Road Map for 5-STABLE to The Road Map for 5-STABLE ( historical value ) -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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