Date: 15 Mar 2001 09:24:51 +0100 From: Rasmus Kaj <kaj@hq.room33.com> To: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Rasmus Kaj <kaj@hq.room33.com> Subject: Re: http://www.freebsd.org/docs/, /FAQ/, /handbook/, and others Message-ID: <am4rwva17w.fsf@katchoo.se.room33.com> In-Reply-To: <20010314212034.A45244@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> References: <20010314212034.A45244@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>
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>>>>> "NC" == Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:
NC> In re the discussion that sprang up pro and con the docs/ directory in
NC> the website, and the complaint that we then had multiple copies of
NC> documentation in the installed web tree, and the use of symlinks to
NC> directories, symlinks to files, and redirects in the web server
NC> configuration. . . [ -- some text snipped to keep this short -- ]
NC> 2. Retain the legacy handbook/ and FAQ/ URLs, without needing to
NC> install multiple copies of the documentation in the web tree, and
NC> without needing to resort to Alias or Redirect entries in the
NC> webserver config file which (a) require you to run a webserver to
NC> properly test the site, and (b) are typically not maintained by
NC> the website mirrors.
NC> The patch uses symlinks, but since these are links to files (note: *not*
NC> directories, which drew the most ire a few weeks ago) these could easily
NC> be made hardlinks instead.
As Jun Kuriyama said in another comment to this, the problem with
symlinks is that it creates duplicate info in search engines etc, and
the problems with symlinks to directories is that they creates *lots*
of such duplicate info. Of coures *lots* of symlinks to file is as
bad.
I still think redirects is the only good way to go, so here's my
response to your points about that:
a) I really don't see this as a problem. Setting up a web server on
a workstation to do some testing is quite simple enough.
b) This shouldn't be a problem eihter. I propose a text file in the
repository containg the redirects in server-independet format, and
some simple scripts to turn it into config for any web server.
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