writing spk howto (?)

[Janina Sajka]

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
> 
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