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Subject:    [CentOS-docs] Very first contact with docs may confuse
From:       blessjah () jacekowski ! org (BlessJah)
Date:       2011-06-29 15:39:19
Message-ID: 1414877490.2292.1309361959105.JavaMail.root () jacekowski ! org
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----- BlessJah <blessjah at jacekowski.org> wrote:
> ----- Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro> wrote:
> > On 06/29/2011 02:50 PM, BlessJah wrote:
> > > For example, I don't know which iso image suits my needs, isn't adding 
> > > big, shining red link "READ THIS IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH ISO SHOULD YOU 
> > > CHOOSE" a good idea?
> > 
> > If you go to wiki.centos.org => Download ( the top link in the middle of 
> > the page ) you will notice in the lower part of the page a paragraph 
> > named "Variety of ISO images".
> 
> I've noticed this, but after downloading. I cannot find link to mirrorlist on wiki \
> page, mirrorlist isn't accesible via wiki. I cannot find link to wiki on mirrorlist \
> page. 
> On mirror I can see images like netinstall, LiveCD and bin (8 parts). Wiki doesn't \
> say about 'bin' but says about ServerCD, and doesn't say which one is suitable for \
> installing (actually it says - netinstall and ServerCD) and which is not. 
> ----- Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro> wrote:
> > On 06/29/2011 02:50 PM, BlessJah wrote:
> > > 'README' file on mirrors with instructions would also be nice. 
> > > If there already is one, I wasn't able to find it, shouldn't it be bigger?
> > > 
> > > I would also expect something like "begginer guide" or "start here" 
> > > on the main page of wiki (and on main page of centos).
> > 
> > Well, thing is that due to the very nature of the goal of existence of 
> > CentOS,  all the documentation for RedHat applies almost unmodified to 
> > CentOS. Hence the large number of references to their documentation that 
> > you have undoubtedly found  in our wiki. And the reason that the 
> > documentation is mainly at 
> > http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
> 
> Then links to redhat documentation should be easy accesible ("Begginer Guide" can \
> OFC link to RHELs "Begginer Guide" ). 
> 
> ----- Scott Robbins <scottro at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > ArchLinux rivals the BSDs for good documentation.  
> > It really is pretty much the best I've seen, though, admitting my own
> > prejudice, the CentOS wiki is another very good piece of work.
> 
> Rivals and wins :> (but I still find FreeBSD handbook best piece of operating \
> system documentation) 
> Regards,
> BlessJah


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