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Re: [faq FAQ How do I format an entry in the Lugnet FAQ?]
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lugnet.faq
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:05:45 GMT
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This might not be my place to suggest, as I have not yet contributed anything,
but is there some particular reason why we are custom designing out own thing,
instead of using a standardized format which already has conversion tools, like
Docbook? IMHO, that would be much easier for everyone involved- conversion
tools already exist for everything short of stone tablets, and volumes have
been written about using it. I for one certainly don't have time to learna
format specifically for this, and would love to contribute. Anyway, that is my
two cents-
Luis
P.S. If you want to check out a useful example of Docbook (well, linuxdoc, but
same general idea), check out my Mindstorms LegOS HOWTO at:
http://arthurdent.dorm.duke.edu/HOWTO/HOWTO.html
In the same directory, you'll find .sgml source, and conversions to .dvi and
.ps. Converting it to very well formed text is also exactly one command away. I
strongly recommend this as a solution.
In lugnet.faq, Matthew Miller writes:
> Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctech.com> wrote:
> [snip]
> > once the automatic formatter exists
> [snip, snip; goodbye context]
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> So, there will be but does not currently exist a tool which extracts
> messages from this newsgroup, checks for actual properly-formatted ones,
> checks revision, and compiles a useful human-readable FAQ (in plain text
> and/or html for web display)?
>
> Where is the authoritative FAQ repository? Here?
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> --
> Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
> Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
>
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| (...) But isn't this a contribution? :-, (...) Well, we are and we aren't using standardized formats. BTW, I've never heard about Docbook; I'd like to hear more. The FAQ format was chosen as a compromise between using a format many people are (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
| | | Re: [faq FAQ How do I format an entry in the Lugnet FAQ?]
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| (...) That's OK -- there doesn't necessarily have to be a strong correlation between the two, right? You've got an opinion and if it's logical (and not a drive-by joke), then it's welcome here no matter what you have or haven't contributed. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctech.com> wrote: [snip] (...) [snip, snip; goodbye context] So, there will be but does not currently exist a tool which extracts messages from this newsgroup, checks for actual properly-formatted ones, checks revision, and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
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