hahahahaha! Pure comedy!!! Sent from outer space...
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Lorne Tyndale <[email protected]> wrote: > > The real question is - can we bundle up a number of these systems/dvd's > to drop them out of a helicopter into a mall parking lot as a radio > Thanksgiving giveaway promotion? > > ...As God is my witness, I thought CentOS could fly! > > Can I do the live play by play coverage? > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [RDD] SOLICITING FEEDBACK FOR RIVENDELL TUTORIAL (Brandon) > > From: Brandon <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, December 16, 2014 9:02 pm > > To: "James L. Stewart" <[email protected]> > > Cc: Rivendell Dev List <[email protected]> > > > > > > Hahahahahahaha, I literally just caught the typo you were taking about! I > > read the post so many times while I was writing it, I didn't even see it > in > > your email, so I misinterpreted your comment. LOL > > On Dec 15, 2014 4:39 PM, "James L. Stewart" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:52:37 -0800 > > >> From: Brandon<[email protected]> > > >> > > > > > > ... I thought it would be a really good opportunity to document > > >> the project, for the student management to be able to > > >> maintain the system. > > >> > > > > > > > > > This is great! (obviously not finished, but a good start) > > > > > > I love the following line, I'm assuming it is just a typo and that you > are > > > not simply showing bias against the CentOS based Appliance! > > > > > > "...It’s built on top of CentOS Linux so it’s pretty much > bullet-proof. For > > > those who prefer a turkey system with 24 hour tech support ..." > > > ^^^^^^ > > > > > > So for a few months now I've been threatening to do a similar > > > documentation project on my setup for a lot of the same reasons, but > have > > > been torn about its scope, and perhaps you are (or will be) > experiencing > > > some similar tough decisions. Here is my problem: To make the a real > > > comprehensive document to cover most everyones' needs as well having > enough > > > background information for newbies, one could easily end up with a > > > documentation project that is too big to ever complete (or in my case, > to > > > even get started on!). For example, in your document a few words > about why > > > you chose to go the Ubuntu/Peignier's route instead of the Paravel > > > Appliance or perhaps a SuSE route might be helpful to many. In my > case I > > > have a lot of specific reasons why I went with a custom Debian install. > > > Then why or why not use Jackd? You can see how a documentation project > > > like this can grow out of control! > > > > > > So here is an idea I've been toying around with that perhaps might also > > > encourage others: How about a section in the Rivendell Wiki that is > titled > > > "Example Setups" where people can post some much more limited > documents of > > > "Here is my setup, how to build/configure it, and unique things it > does" > > > instead of trying to teach everything to everybody. This way people > can > > > look through info on our real-world working systems and if they find > > > something that fits them, they can choose to build it? Some people > might > > > choose to simply post some "cryptic" notes meant just for their own > > > internal staff to refer to (but still could be useful for the rest of > us) > > > while others might post a full step-by-step document like you are > creating. > > > > > > So my point is for you to please complete your work, at least > initially in > > > a form that will work for you and your staff, and then only optionally > > > choose to embellish it up with more general information that might > only be > > > suited for others, as your valuable time permits! Oh, but make sure > you > > > have it dated with versions so people can make judgements down the > road as > > > to how obsolete your document might be. > > > > > > > > > PS: It might be nice if we ALL pitched in and tried to complete the > > > "Administration Guide", If we all just pitched in a paragraph or two, > it > > > might actually get done. The "Rivendell Operations Guide", once very > good, > > > is getting a bit dated as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > ><hr>_______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >
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