From ff855f0964a47746d8589a7d72602118bef39b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 13:45:21 +0000 Subject: Update almost obsolete document --- README | 32 +++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 93d42888f..d9dcbd20f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -Work started, 5/27/2003. Update 11/9/2003: - Here is the new manual. It is in Docbook XML format, which is becoming the new standard for documentation. The advantages include more precise tagging, figure and table support, and a very strongly @@ -11,30 +9,10 @@ way you think they should: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/docbook/chapter/book/docbook.html -So far, there are files corresponding to all the sections of the old -manual except for 'tech-info' and 'kernel'. There are also some new -sections like 'using-d-i' and 'modules'. The document structure is -mapped out in docstruct.xml. We need to think about how that works for -other languages. - -Denis is looking into l10n systems for DocBook, particularly poxml -which was used in the KDE docs. - -See doc/manual/build/README for build instructions. - -For the future, big plans^Wdreams: - -* Incorporate whatever is practical from the progeny manual. -* Screen shots. -* Quick Start section for techies that just need a reminder. -* Quick Start section for newbies. -* Add lots of pointers to the Debian Reference. +For more information about the manual, see: +http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/ -As much as possible, let's try to hide the gruesome details, so they -are there if you need them and out of your way if not. Whenever -something is covered well in an existing document like the Debian -Reference (source at qref.sourceforge.net), please reference it with a -URL to www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#quick-reference instead of -incorporating the text. +All help is welcome! Send suggestions to the debian-boot list. Patches +can be submitted against the package installation-guide. -All help is welcome! Submit patches to the debian-boot list. +Last update: 09 July 2006 -- cgit v1.2.3