Re: Offer to work on AX25 and HAM HOWTOs

From: Craig Small (bvk.buklzfal@relay.tunkki.fi)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2001 - 03:42:21 EEST

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    On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 08:34:37AM +1000, Barrett, Peter G wrote:
    > Are not the HOWTO's the first port of call for people trying to get things
    > going?
    > If I had a dixuella-plugin-ABCXYZ the first place I would look is the
    > "dixuella-HOWTO"
    > Any newcomer reading the AX25-HOWTO will not succeed in getting linux AX25
    > working.

    Don't get the two documents confused:

     AX25-HOWTO is how to get ax25 and friends working, configuring various
     things etc.

     HAM-HOWTO is a list of packages that can be used in hamradio.

    The first howto is really in desperate need of an update, the second one
    is better catered by a dynamic website, such as radio.linux.org.au

    However the AX25-HOWTO should probably mention that the
    radio.linux.org.au website exists.

    What the HOWTO needs is for someone to put their hand up and say 'i will
    be responsible for this, if you want to contribute then let me know'.
    It's similar to what happens to the programs themselves, I'm responsible
    of getting them out, but there are others contributing. I'm hoping some
    others take over a particular program or two completely.. Getting back
    to the HOWTO, this would be like someone else saying, 'ok then, I will
    send changes on the section about, say, aprs to you'.

    This model works well, it is how most free software projects, including
    the Linux kernel itsel, are done basically.

      - Craig 

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