From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_REJECT, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mercury.phoenix-interactive.com (g254.lweb.net [209.167.237.254]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6757620F0E81 for ; Fri, 5 Apr 2002 14:23:58 -0600 (CST) Received: by mercury.phoenix-interactive.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <21XQRNFQ>; Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:15:56 -0500 Message-ID: <23DFAA462CC6A64487613B0E242D9FF706EBFF@mercury.phoenix-interactive.com> From: Sean Mitchell To: "'gentoo-dev@gentoo.org'" Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] FAQ Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:15:49 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: a33c8728-fa0e-41df-be11-98bdea9655ed X-Archives-Hash: a87fc96fab09e7d15e31cce775712f32 Well, to be fair that FAQ is getting a little threadbare. Both lists seem to be getting a lot of repeated questions which aren't addressed in the current FAQ. If someone wants to spend time contributing then maybe that would cut down the volume on the lists. Sean -----Original Message----- From: Geert Bevin [mailto:gbevin@uwyn.com] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:42 AM To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] FAQ I'm sorry, but this seems to be a user level faq right here : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/faq.html On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 01:48, Glen Redden wrote: > I have used Gentoo for the last three months. > I have noticed that the user list has been growing exponentially in the > number of posts. > I am finding it more and more difficult to find the time to sift through the > list. > I expect many others out there who could provide the needed assistance > cannot. > The main thing that I have noticed about gentoo web site is the lack of a > user level faq. > I would like to create one. > I have been studying the guide-xml and it makes doc writing much easier. > I have also written a perl script that scours the user-list archive and > creates a XML faq page. > Of course some hand editing is required. > > To summarize: > I would like to create/maintain a user-level faq page for gentoo linux. > The page will reside on gentoo's site. > Content of the page will focus on the gentoo distribution. > Off site links to documentation will also be provided where the question is > more general to linux.