Archive Searches - Suggested Approaches
Gustavo Seabra
gustavo.seabra at gmail.com
Tue Mar 15 18:32:31 UTC 2005
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:07:37 -0500, David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm very much aware of the effort you and Duncan Lithgow have put
> forward, Gustavo, and James McKenzie before you. Comments were tendered
> to both you and James.
>
> The thread titled, "Don't Waste Time on Fedora Mailing List Archive
> Searches - Search Engine Broken" was in part attributable to what I read
> on my first visit to your web page. Continuation of the same theme with
> the current thread is also partly attributable to the absence of change
> in the draft Unofficial
> list rules. Belief that a sizeable share of new subscribers will only
> read what they see on the list also prompts the current thread. Some
> such subscribers will only subscribe after they encounter a problem or
> two and look for help.
>
> My concern over the absence of change referred to in the preceeding
> paragraph is twofold -- archive searches and direction to local system
> documentation. Part 2 overlooks (ignores) comments I have made on those
> two subjects in response to the unofficial guide thread and the two
> threads on archive search that I initiated. And that is fine. It is
> your perogative to accept or reject comments I offer regarding your web
> page. It is my perogative to continue trying in my own fashion to help
> both newcomers to the list and those fedora experts contributing their
> time and energy to help others solve their technical puzzles.
>
> Regarding fedora-list archive searches, your unofficial guide lists
> "Official archive from Redhat" first, then lists two other access
> points. I regard pointing anyone to Redhat official archives as a
> disservice unless that pointer warns them about the official archive's
> erractic, non-functional search engine.
>
> The "Getting Help from your System" section in Part 2 of your
> unofficial guide also overlooks a significant source of local
> documentation stored in /usr/share/doc.
>
> cheers,
>
> Dave
>
Dave,
Thank you a lot for your comments, they are definetely relevant. I
wonder if you could do me a favor. Could you get the latest draft
(Draft 4)
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general/114434
and make the changes you suggest? Then you can post it back, maybe as
"Draft 5 - David Curry".
Thanks,
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