FAQ on wiki (was Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: Dumb Question)

[Nathaniel Smith]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 11:53:17PM -0700, Rob Schoening wrote:
>    Which brings me to my next question:
> 
>    There does not seem to be an FAQ on the Monotone Wiki.  Would you be
>    averse if I started one and copied the contents of the existing FAQ in
>    there?  Or is there a good reason that the FAQ is not part of the Wiki?

Well, the FAQ predates the wiki by a considerable time, is one reason
:-).

We do have some preference for using the wiki for things like
organization and work-in-progress.  In particular a lot of projects
simply decide to use their wiki as the repository of official
documentation, and we _definitely_ don't want to do that.

OTOH, while the manual is kept up to date at all times, I think the
last time the FAQ was _updated_ also predates the wiki by a
considerable amount.  It's quite inaccurate or out of date, and
embarassing.  I don't see how putting it on the wiki could hurt, given
this, and maybe it would help :-).

(For that matter, maybe we should move the "self-hosting guide" there
too; it's also been rotting for ages, and could definitely be
improved.)

-- Nathaniel

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