Hi Daniel (2011.11.25_12:23:48_+0200) > I think it might be helpful to rename the Packaging Guide to something a > bit more clear, like Ubuntu Platform Development Guide or Ubuntu > Platform Guide or something along those lines.
My get response to this is that I don't like the word "Platform". It makes it sound really big and dull, and says nothing about what to expect in it. An Ubuntu Platform guide could be about Administering Ubuntu. Or it could be a big diagram showing how userspace sits on top of the kernel (oh, we have one of those :) ). But that's not what it is. This is a guide about how to package things, work on packaging, work with our packaging branches, and understand some of our processes. Those are all necessary components for fixing bugs and making changes in Ubuntu. So, to me it's an Ubuntu Development Guide. If I understand correctly, one of the concerns here is that new developers, wanting to ship their apps with/on Ubuntu aren't realising that they can help improve Ubuntu itself. I think the solution there is to have a smaller gap between the "Ubuntu Development" documentation and whatever "stuff on top of Ubuntu" docs we are preparing for them. On the developer.u.c website right now, the packaging guide is hiding under Tools, which is the last place I'd expect to find it. From the 6 categories on the left, I'd probably most expect to find it under the Platform section. But I still don't consider a Platform Guide to be a particularly good name for it. I think it exudes boredom and says little. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ H: +27 21 465 6908 C: +27 72 419 8559 UCT: x3127 -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
