Comment #7 on issue 3904 by [email protected]: robots.txt: disallow old
stable and old development doc
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3904
2014-04-20 2:25 GMT+02:00 <[email protected]>:
The problem is syntax change, I think.
Imagine that someone finds a solution on lilypond-user archives which
points to an explanation in the docs. If doc/stable is used, he may be
pointed to a page where something has changed (or maybe the node name has
been renamed; in that case, I think that he would be redirected some levels
up).
doc/stable redirect is useful when you want to create a permanent link to
the latest stable doc, for example in a README file.
I don't know much about SEO, but I see your point. It's a trade-off with
the problem of syntax change mentioned above.
Anyway, I wonder if it really matters... The links of the website are
always the same, because they are in the root directory. And documentation
links should point to a specific version, for the reasons explained before.
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