Re: Announcement of Git wikibook

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Hi,

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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote:

>     There is nothing wrong with either of the two approaches. They
> could both coexist but address different needs:
>     -- the manual should be more oriented on technical issues and
> addresses only the most recent versions;

The problem: it is not just "the manual".  It is the "user manual".

>     -- the book should be more user-oriented, and more general,
> explaining how source management should be addressed by using git, and
> maybe make comparisons with may other versioning systems. Also the
> book could relate to many versions -- both old and new.
> 
>     Also I would note that the wiki book is more easy to edit... If
> you spot errors or want to add something you just go and edit it and
> the effect is immediate. But in contrast sending patches involves some
> overhead...

I am torn.  On one side I like the Wiki approach.  On the other hand, the 
Wiki will get less review by git oldtimers, whereas the patches to 
user-manual are usually reviewed as thoroughly as the code patches.

Ciao,
Dscho

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