Re: Determining whether gnunet is connected

[Schanzenbach, Martin]

> On 4. Mar 2022, at 13:46, Fungilife can be eternal <fungilife@protonmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Fungilife,
>> 
>> What exactly are you having problems with? I maintain the AUR package, and I 
>> would like to fix it if there is a problem. What is the “crucial setup 
>> information” that is hidden? The AUR package should work out of the box by 
>> just launching `sudo systemctl start gnunet`.
> 
> 
> No, this is what I am saying, it is just as easy on Arch getting the very 
> latest version built and installed, it is not a debian old version issue, but 
> since it is so easy in some distros to install everything, going back to the 
> site you tend to skip the "Installation" documentation, which is much more 
> than just installation, it is initial setup as well as "post-installation".
> 
> The rest of the documentation is way too theoretical and requires way too 
> much study to make any sense to the uninitiated. My message was that it is 
> not a package version problem as much as how the maze of documentation is 
> arranged.
> 
> Again, GnuNet's first page needs:
> 
> Why GnuNet ?     No particular reason it seems.

I don't understand. What is unclear about the front page? 
https://www.gnunet.org/
It also leads you to the about page https://www.gnunet.org/en/about.html
which eventually leads you to the docs.
(And yes, that is where it gets a bit hairy)

> How?             Too complex, why do we need more networking?

I think you have a point here that there could be a written justification on
the complexity of the components (such as TNG) on the webpage.
There is plenty in the docs, but again, could be improved.

> Who?             It says Gnu, so it must be Gnu people doing it, not easy to 
> get involved with them.
> 

Again, there is a https://www.gnunet.org/en/engage.html which you can find
links for on the front page twice.
Is there anything unclear how to get in contact?

> Documentation can only be as effective as the motive it presents to read any 
> further.
> 

I think you are getting caught up in the handbook (rightly so). But for what 
you are asking the
initial place to put that is the webpage, not the handbook.

BR

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