Javier, calm down :) People, at least me, are not as smart as you expect. On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 04:31:Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a wrote: > > [...] > > > We'll have to build a policy, but not right now. Right now the > > > issue is to get the (out-of-date) ftp.debian.org:/debian/doc > > > substituted even if its *not* "the best" (tm) layout or if it > > > has some glitches. Now I remember. You restarted new thread so I lost track of it. I was making noise how best to package on another thread. I got carried over.
> > > Example: the -en.txt.gz vs .en.txt.gz files are due to > > > heterogeneous file naming on the DDP CVS. That should be addressed as a long term issues. I agree. ... > Ok gosh. It seems nobody understands/reads what I do. Ok, please take > a look at http://auric.debian.org/~jfs/NOTES_and_TODO.txt I'm > perfectly aware ftp.debian.org:/debian/doc is not under CVS control. > As a matter of fact it does *not* contain published documents, it only > contains documents that people send in packages using 'byhand' and the > ftpmaster put there. ... > Oh dear, I'm starting to think that the main problem is that > a) people do not understand what I say > b) I do not express myself properly (English not being my mother language, > but I thought I was pretty good at it) > c) people do not read what I post here > d) random mixture of a, b or c People has pre-set mind before initiating any form of communication :0 People read but information does not registered to their mind as author wished because people try to resolve new information by applying these pre-set mind :) > Ok. AGAIN: > > index.html (http://auric.debian.org/~jfs/proposed-layout/index.en.html) > is there to "hide" the layout to the users. Yes, it's a draft, yes, it > does not contain links. The idea is to have a list of all sections > (explain what they are) with a list of documents (explain what they are > for) and translations. > > Obviously index.XX.html should be *exactly* the same regardless of > what XX is and whether or not XX has documents translated into a given > language. > > Have I made myself clear now? Sorry. Not really. > Yes, you can fix this with symlinks but I'm not going to make it > for this layout (which is a temporary fix and should be considered as > such, this is *just* for woody and we should, afterwards, work on a better > one). Sounds like anything better than current situation is good start. I am happy about what you do though :) > Now, proper work (for example a database for use to generate the index > file) is very much more appreciated right now than discussions of > whether we need /section/language/document/file, > /section/document/language/file, /language/section/document/file or > whatever. Please! Any organization seems to be better for woody. You needs to convince ftp master and also modify Makefile(s) to archive your goals. Good luck. -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++ Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA See "User's Guide": http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/users-guide/ See "Debian reference": http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ "Debian reference" Project at: http://qref.sf.net I welcome your constructive criticisms and corrections. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
