Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 12:56:21PM +0100, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > I'm personally skeptical about FAQ's and such documentation, > > because so many people plain ignore documentation in favor of > > asking questions (many different projects of mine show). You know > > that I've even written the cooker-FAQ and maintained the mdk-rpm > > howto, so I guess I can voice up :). > > This is faulty logic. You are assuming that because some people refuse > to read documentation that all people do. That's just not reality. The > Mandrake RPM Howto is an invaluable resource. I use it on a regular > basis. I direct people to it on a regular basis. It would be far more > useful if it was kept current and included details on things like > mklibname etc... > > Fact is the documentation does decrease questions. But it will never > eliminate them entirely. It would be much easier if when people asked > commonly asked questions we could direct them to concisely written > documents, rather than typing the answers out again over and over and > over again.
I agree on the fundamentals of your reasoning. I'm just a bit "tired" because of much recurrent questions, but of course you're right. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
