Gerd wrote:
>
> Hello Mark, hello all,
>
> > I decided after getting burned out on all this Y2K update stuff, to
> > grab a copy of the AX25-HOWTO and start updating it! After creating a
> > simple index of all the topics, I've come to the quick conclusion that I
> > think the current howto can/should be split up. I can clearly see three
> > different areas:
> >
> > AX25-KERNEL-HOWTO
>
> Why would you want to separate this? In order to set up the
> hardware, you first will have to set up the AX.25 kernel subsystem.
>
> > AX25-HARDWARE-HOWTO
>
> Yes, that's a good idea.
>
> > AX25-TPU-HOWTO
>
> Not enough information available to create a whole HOWTO
> document from only this.
>
> My proposal:
>
> 1. The AX.25-HOWTO (maybe renamed to AX.25-Hardware-
> HOWTO)
>
> -contains the setup of the AX.25 kernel subsystem
> -contains the setup of the drivers
>
> -does NOT contain that whole bunch of examples any more, these
> are moved to the
>
> 2. AX.25-Software-HOWTO
>
> -contains the basic application setup
> -contains hints on available Packet Radio Software for Linux
> (Terminal programs, BBSs etc.) - the HAM HOWTO could be
> disburdened a little bit
> -contains sample configurations to help installing the software
> -contains explanations of common pitfalls when using Linux AX.25
> software
>
> -AND ALSO contains some docomentation to the AX.25
> programming interface as long as it is Linux specific.
>
> Just a suggestion...
>
> Cheers, 73
>
> Gerd
I like this better than splitting it into three.
But why split it? The only reason I can think of is maintainability. To
me it only makes sense if the AX25-HARDWARE-HOWTO and
AX.25-Software-HOWTO would have two different maintainers.
73, Arno pe1icq
