On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Disconnect <dc.disconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wait, lets see if I understand the requirements for a 5 word addition to the > documentation, from a user who doesn't already use git: > 1: go to the page below > 2: discover it requires git > 3: figure out what git is > 4: install a git client > 5: figure out how to use same > 6: clone the entire repo (I just cloned it, and it weighs in at 13 megs of > download, 25 megs of storage) > 7: make the change > 8: Oops, the page finally links to the docs we needed at step 3 and 5. So > now watch a bunch of screencasts. > 9: Generate patches. (Fortunately, we just spent an hour watching > screencasts. This should be reasonably easy.) > 10: Open a ticket. Wait, gotta register with redmine. > 11: Register with bug tracker > 12: Create a ticket and attach the patch > > Doesn't that seem .. I dunno.. insanely bad?
Don't you think documentation deserves version control? We accept many changes where people don't want to go through the overhead of supplying the patch themselves. If they do go to this extra effort for the project however, it's greatly appreciated. > How about: > 1: go to the page below > 2: discover that the change passes the triviality criteria > 3: skip to 10 - register and open a ticket. > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Peter Meier <peter.me...@immerda.ch> > wrote: >> >> > Maybe it can be noted in the text, that on Debian and Ubuntu, the >> > package >> > is called 'librrd-ruby'. >> >> the best thing would be to open a documentation bug report. Oh and maybe >> even supply a patch? >> >> http://docs.puppetlabs.com/contribute.html >> >> ~pete >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Puppet Users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
