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On 18 August 2015 at 09:18, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> wrote: |
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>> But I would like to keep the Handbook as such simple. It is |
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>> overwhelming enough as it is, for newcomers, so let's not overload it |
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>> with explanations of alternatives. I think we should just offer one |
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>> default path, and point to alternatives that are documented in other |
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>> parts of the wiki. (This should also be done, for example, with the |
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>> part about LILO.) |
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> However, breaking things up a bit differently would probably help. |
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> Anytime there is a choice to be made it wouldn't hurt to have an |
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> introductory section that summarizes the choices and perhaps some |
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> neutral pros/cons. Then have links to skip to the next step for each |
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> of those choices. Then the next common step should start on a new |
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> page, so that users aren't hunting all over the place for what comes |
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> next or missing steps. |
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Yes, this is a sensible way to do it. |
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Cheers, |
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Ben | yngwin |
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