> From: Doug Erickson <doug.erick...@part.net> > To: Struts Users Mailing List <user@struts.apache.org>, > Date: 01.09.2016 02:04 > Subject: Re: Struts2 documentation and Stack Overflow > > Stack Overflow Documentation isn't meant to duplicate existing > documentation. It's intended to provide missing documentation and > compensate for poor documentation. > > So, copying current documentation to SO is definitely not in line with > their goals. > > It *could *be a place to create better documentation for Struts2, but I > don't think so. I think Documentation's focus on examples is wrong. As an > experienced Struts2 developer, when I need documentation, I want to look up > something specific in a reference guide. As a beginner, examples were more > helpful, but I would want to encounter them in a logical progression, not > the disorganized grab bag that Documentation uses. > > If there's a commitment from Struts developers to improve documentation, > they should do it on the struts site. Documentation is a place for the > community to go to contribute their own documentation when maintainers fail > to do a good job. >
Open Source lives from contributions. And documentation is a great area where community members can contribute ;) Regards, Christoph > On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Ken McWilliams <ken.mcwilli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > StackOverflow is a pretty huge site and a lot of people seek out Struts2 > > Q&A there, it would be nice if the Struts 2 documentation was available via > > the new StackOverflow documentation initiative. > > > > I was tempted to simply copy good chunks of the existing documentation, > > there is certainly room for improvement but starting from scratch is > > certainly a daunting effort. > > > > What is the view on copying data from struts.apache.org to SO? (I know > > there will be others from SO who follow this list and would probably do > > pretty reasonable and good things with a green light) > > > > Anyone can write a blurb, and it's looking a bit barren over there right > > now. > > > > > > -- > > Sent from my C64 using a 300 baud modem > > This Email was scanned by Sophos Anti Virus
