Re: [Chicken-users] Compromise Hackathon Doc Proposal

[felix winkelmann]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Mark Fredrickson
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  I still think focusing on documentation is still a good idea for a
>  Hackathon goal, even if it has proven divisive. While I certainly have
>  opinions on the subject, I'd like to propose a compromise to keep us
>  moving forward.
>
>  1. Our primary focus is on updating documentation where it currently
>  resides (wiki, svn, etc) in the format it currently uses. Getting the
>  documentation that exists current is a big task as it is. Let's not
>  worry about moving documentation just yet.
>
>  2. Where documentation is non-existent, give the person(s) working on
>  the new documentation the right to choose the format. Again, let's
>  focus on building the bikeshed, not the color.
>
>  3. Let's put any new functionality on the back burner, at least when
>  talking about the Hackathon. Peter suggested this in his original
>  proposal and I think it is a good idea. That said, I too would be
>  interested in looking at literate programming options -- after the
>  Hackathon. :-)
>

Very good points. I fully agree. One step at a time.


cheers,
felix