Re: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Ralph Crongeyer]

I think that is a great! idea. Maybe two packages though laptop-common and laptopbrand-laptopseries. And "maybe" (just a thought) have say, laptop-common install a set of packages common to all laptops and laptopbrand-laptopseries install a set of packages specific for that brand and series as well as the other information you listed below. Then the user would have a basic setup for their laptop that worked and then he could read through the documentation to find out more information. Just my thoughts. Ralph Robert Goley wrote: I like the idea and would be willing to contribute. I have access to a few laptops. I am relatively new to debian packaging though. I have created some basic configuration packages. Robert On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 08:11, Riccardo Vestrini wrote: I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could simply do apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches, a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about useful packages this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune their laptop I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some things like video board) will someone be interested? -- Riccardo Vestrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Io ho una deformazione professionale, sono Ingegnere, e il problema in quello che lei dice è l'essere umano, perché una macchina può sbagliare ma l'essere umano ha sicuramente molti più difetti" -- sconosciuto ad un congresso, mentre un manager parlava di risorse umane