With this clarification, Chuck, I think we're all sync sync. Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > I guess I need to clarify myself on this. Kenny's ideas seem exactly > right to me. What I intended to suggest was the need to avoid a howto > which was based exclusively on one distro without recognizing that > others exist. Something that has sections such as: > > For Debian users, do this: > > For Redhat/Fedora users, do this: > > For Slackware users, do this: > > My own experience reading howto's has been disappointing when, for > example, a discussion of installing a name server describes the steps > for Redhat users, with no alternative steps given for persons who do not > have the distro specific configuration tools to run. > > Let me also say that if it were necessary to start with a good howto for > just Degbian, say, or just Fedora, that would still be better than not > having a howto at all. > > Without checking back on my original post, I don't think I am really in > disagreement with Janina or Kenny here. > > Chuck > > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Kenny Hitt wrote: > > >Hi. The ideal HOWTO in this case would hava a section for each distro. > >I don't believe there is any easy way to just write instructions that > >are independent of a specific distro. > >For example, I only have to build speechd-up from CVS on my Debian box. > >Unstable has a Debian package for speech-dispatcher 0.5. I believe the > >version in testing is still at 0.4, but haven't checked. > >I have to disagree with Chuck on this one. When I look for a HOWTO, I > >try to find a Debian specific one first and only use a "general" HOWTO > >as a last resort. I've found doing things my distro's way just makes my > >life easier. > > > > Kenny > > -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (66% of Full) > Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
