On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:14:28 -0800 (PST), "Rahul Sundaram"
<rahulsundaram(a)yahoo.co.in> said:
Hi
>
>
> We could ask the fedora-devel for a standard method
> if
> it exists.
this is part of a larger problem. we need the
development list to cc the docs list for major changes
and document them when necessary. following the gnome
development model for this would be possible. it
requires more coordination than the current state.
fedora docs at present seems to be very isolated from
the developers who need to concerned about the lack of
documentation
I think that this a circular problem. Fedora and GNOME developers have
seen the benefits of usability, so they push for better usability
themselves. I don't think that documentation is seen as a critical
part of developing useful software. Community documentation work is too
fragmented to have a strong voice in development, and cannot point to
any spectacular success in the same way that usability work has
revolutionised GNOME.
Short version - if we want developers to invest their time on
documentation issues then documenters have to produce work that is high
quality and visibly successful.
--
Stuart Ellis
s.ellis(a)fastmail.co.uk