At 09:24 AM 11/4/98 +0100, you wrote: >The System has to be ordered. From what I read now, there are already >several different kind of users who want documents, and they all have a >different view. > >1) The Users, They who might just load a Binary Apache, place it, and want >to have it configured, and secured >2) The Power Users, who Get the Source, Does some ./Configure and modifies >it somewhere >3) The beginning Developers, who have there server running, and want to >create a cgi script for it > (have you ever tried to find quickly within minutes on the website what >kind of environment's are set inside apache ?) > (you will land at FAQ Point 61, then you end op at a cgi document, >finding that these things are called > ,, Request Metadata (Meta-Variables) '' >(http://web.golux.com/coar/cgi/draft-coar-cgi-v11-01.html#6.1 ) >4) The Advanced Developers, who try writing some Module and want information >about routine's and functions used inside apache >5) The apache "Core" Developers. (who build the inner inside of the >webserver) >
This point re: level of expertise of areas of the audience is critical. Personally, I feel the needs of the latter two types are outside the area of responsibility of a group like we seem to be building/becoming. Anyone who's technically knowledgeable enough to be in either Category 4 or Category 5 would be able to work with the existing dos. (If I can understand them, I'm sure down-on-the-metal coders can.) But for anyone at any of the first three levels of expertise, Reinder's suggestion: >Yes, BackWays of the Portal have to be in Book Format, but the very front >has to be a Modular, quick-guiding-through system. Users don't have to guess >where the info stands, and don't want a thousand page links on there >questions. > has a lot of merit. Michele
