On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 12:50:39PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > > I don't know about you guys, but I'm fairly sure it wouldn't take > > > me more than a couple of days to merge in 100KB of content within > > > a text twice as large. But someone's got to write those 100KB of > > > text, and that's what I wouldn't be able to do in the same time, > > > not a chance. > > I can't see, Josip, how you can plausibly claim that the labor is > actually less if you write a document in isolation, and then merge it > into another document. Have you ever tried doing that? I have -- > numerous times. For instance, merging architecture-specific > documentaiton into the main install manual, or even in looking to > merge the installation manual into the Installation HOWTO. The fact > is that it's twice as much work -- it's like writing the documentation > twice.
Well, I can't explain it any better than I have :) I'm just saying how I feel after doing that stuff, with release-notes, maint-guide, translations of installation manual and of the DNS HOWTO... YMMV. -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
