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Re: Announcement of Git wikibook

From
Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
Date
Oct 20, 2007, 11:20 UTC
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El 20/10/2007, a las 9:40, Ciprian Dorin Craciun escribió:
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>     There is nothing wrong with either of the two approaches. They
> could both coexist but address different needs:
>     -- the manual should be more oriented on technical issues and
> addresses only the most recent versions;
>     -- the book should be more user-oriented, and more general,
> explaining how source management should be addressed by using git, and
> maybe make comparisons with may other versioning systems. Also the
> book could relate to many versions -- both old and new.
>
>     Also I would note that the wiki book is more easy to edit... If
> you spot errors or want to add something you just go and edit it and
> the effect is immediate. But in contrast sending patches involves some
> overhead...
But Git already has its own easy-to-edit, official wiki:
   http://git.or.cz/gitwiki

Creating a separate wiki book seems like an unnecessary duplication of effort.

(Obviously, you or anybody else is free to contribute documentation wherever you want.)

Cheers, Wincent

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Message 4 of 8 in “Announcement of Git wikibook”
  1. Evan CarrollOct 19, 2007
  2. Steffen ProhaskaOct 19, 2007
  3. Ciprian Dorin CraciunOct 20, 2007
  4. Wincent ColaiutaOct 20, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinOct 20, 2007
  6. Steven WalterOct 21, 2007
  7. Wincent ColaiutaOct 21, 2007
  8. Steffen ProhaskaOct 21, 2007

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