On Jan 7, 4:05 pm, Jay Levitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:43:15 +0100, Melvin Ram wrote: > > I would highly recommend using that format for the > > tutorials/documentation for rails. > > Meh.. I'm not that impressed. For one thing, "Ubuntu LTS" is a > designation, not a version. I have Ubuntu LTS on my server - it's Dapper. > Which LTS are they talking about? For another, why is the main menu off to > the right instead of in front of my face? I'm not saying it's awful, I'm > just saying it's not an archetype. > > The problem with *any* technical documentation is that every single reader > has a different level of expertise. As you said, you "had no clue of how > to do anything in Linux before this". If I had to read through that level > of detail to set up Rails, I'd scream. > > OTOH, writing multiple versions means there's more information you have to > keep in sync as Rails changes - and more work, in general. Also, geeks > suck at seeing things from the viewpoint of anyone less experienced than > they are. > > A good writer can balance all that out. So can a good editorial system > (e.g. better wiki software, which we're working on, for some value of "we" > and "working" and "on"). > > -- > Jay Levitt | > Boston, MA | My character doesn't like it when they > Faster: jay at jay dot fm | cry or shout or hit.http://www.jay.fm | - > Kristoffer
Do you use Apache and the mongrel cluster etc. on your Linux box? We the Deployment HOWTO could definitely use some work once the wiki has been migrated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
