Documentation idea - was [mythtv-users] howIdidit: Debian+Myth from scratch using mdz'spkgs

[Alberto Grazi]

Sounds great!



                                                                                                                                                                           
                      Ken VanDine                                                                                                                                          
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I think this is a great idea, I will second that!

--Ken


Quoting Edward Wildgoose <Edward.Wildgoose at frmhedge.com>:

> What do you guys think about adding a wiki to the mythtv site for more
> informal documentation (have a look at,say, squirrelmail to see someone else
> use this).
>
> I can setup a demo wiki (twiki is my preferred choice because it allows
> pictures to be added fairly easily) to show you why it is a feasible
> method.
>
> The idea is that it is slightly more structured than a forum (personally I
> find these very useful, but you have to read and digest a lot to find the
> answer).  But it is less structured than the professional docs that get put
> on the main documentation website.
>
> The idea of a wiki is that every page has an edit link and so it is easy to
> update it and add to it.  For example if we have a "Success Stories" page,
> then people could easily add to it, and because it is more like documentation
> it should be slightly easier than say reading through the forum thread on
> this mailing list about success stories.
>
> However, we would still keep discussion here on the mailing list.  The point
> is that the mailing list tends to contain huge nuggets of gold, but it is
> quite well watered down by each preceding discussion before it is solved.
> Having something like the wiki would give people a place to jot down the
> conclusions easily perhaps...
>
> Any comments?
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