[Slackdocs] Install Readme Files and the Wiki?

[Nocturnal Slacker]

On 12/17/2014 07:18 PM, Matthew Fillpot wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014, 5:17 PM Nocturnal Slacker
> <nocturnal.slacker at hotmail.com <mailto:nocturnal.slacker at hotmail.com>>
> wrote:
> 
>     On 12/17/2014 07:38 AM, Eric Hameleers wrote:
>     > On 12/17/2014 04:29 AM, Matthew Fillpot wrote:
>     >> On Dec 16, 2014 8:11 PM, "Nocturnal Slacker"
>     <nocturnal.slacker at hotmail.com <mailto:nocturnal.slacker at hotmail.com>__>
>     >> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>> On 12/16/2014 09:03 PM, Hany Aziz wrote:
>     >>>> Just wondering if the readme files (about setting up an initrd
>     etc) from
>     >>>> the Slackware install disk have been transcribed or
>     reconfigured for the
>     >>>> Wiki? They are quite well written, now that I know they are there!
>     >>>> Interestingly I have been using and installing Slackware for
>     about 4
>     >>>> years now (13.37, 14 and 14.1) and it never occurred to be to
>     look in
>     >>>> the root directory of the install disk (and elsewhere) for
>     readme files,
>     >>>> which is another reason I think it would be useful to give them
>     more
>     >>>> exposure by including them in the Wiki. Moreover being written by
>     >>>> Patrick or at least having his official blessing is another
>     point in
>     >>>> favor of adding them to the Wiki. We probably should get his
>     blessing to
>     >>>> do so.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Thanks.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Sincerely,
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Hany.
>     >>>
>     >>> Excellent question and suggestion, Hany. I can't say with authority
>     >>> whether or not the READMEs were ever actually copied over to
>     SlackDocs.
>     >>> I'm leaning toward not, though. I don't remember ever seeing them
>     >>> anywhere there.
>     >>>
>     >>> I don't think there would be an copyright issues with the
>     READMEs, so
>     >>> transcribing them to the wiki might not be a bad idea. Possibly,
>     Eric
>     >>> Hameleers could create a directory just for the READMEs similar
>     to the
>     >>> way we did for the HowTos.
>     >>>
>     >>> Thanks for writing to the list with this idea. I'm sure Eric H.,
>     Niki
>     >>> K., and others will be here in a bit to comment further.
>     >>>
>     >>> Regards,
>     >>>
>     >>> Eric L.
>     >>>
>     >>> --
>     >>>
>     >>> V. T. Eric Layton (vtel57, Nocturnal Slacker)
>     >>> Tampa, Florida, USA
>     >>> http://vtel57.com
>     >>
>     >> My opinion is to direct links to the readme files for the current
>     version
>     >> on the Slackware ftp server. The contents of the files differ
>     slightly
>     >> between versions, so it would be best to direct the users to the
>     firs for
>     >> their version.
>     >>
>     >> Thank you,
>     >> Matthew Fillpot
>     >>
>     >
>     > I recognize the surprise of finding good documentation in Slackware's
>     > root directory :-) These files are often overlooked by people who just
>     > download the ISO and start the installer. Full of relevant
>     information,
>     > they are. I know... I wrote some of these documents.
>     >
>     > However, I do not really like the idea of copying information from the
>     > Slackware DVD (or ftp site) into the Wiki. Buy the DVD or burn an ISO
>     > image if you need a copy.
>     > I do like Matthew's idea of at least mentioning the various
>     READMEs and
>     > linking to their locations on the master server.
>     >
>     > I'll come up with something.
>     >
>     > Cheers, Eric
>     >
> 
>     I also like Matthew's idea. I should have thought of that myself;
>     knowing that the READMEs do change from version to version. We can just
>     link to them and then amend the linkage when new versions of Slackware
>     are released. We just need to come up with a page/place to put them on
>     the wiki.
> 
>     --
> 
>     V. T. Eric Layton (vtel57, Nocturnal Slacker)
>     Tampa, Florida, USA
>     http://vtel57.com
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> Alienbob already setup the new page with links to current.
> 

COOL! :)

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V. T. Eric Layton (vtel57, Nocturnal Slacker)
Tampa, Florida, USA
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