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<li><em>To</em>: Kevin Cullis <<A HREF="mailto:kevincu@orci.com">kevincu@orci.com</A>></li>
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<li><em>Subject</em>: Re: Cataloging LDP</li>
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<li><em>From</em>: Randy Kramer <<A HREF="mailto:rhkramer@fast.net">rhkramer@fast.net</A>></li>
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<li><em>Date</em>: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:11:36 -0400</li>
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<li><em>Cc</em>: Greg Ferguson <<A HREF="mailto:gferg@hoop.timonium.sgi.com">gferg@hoop.timonium.sgi.com</A>>, David Lawyer <<A HREF="mailto:dave@lafn.org">dave@lafn.org</A>>, LDP Discuss List <<A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org">ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org</A>></li>
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Kevin,
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If "process" is the first major heading in your catalog, what is the
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second?
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Randy Kramer
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Kevin Cullis wrote:
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> Greg,
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> The one thing which I've seen which has not been touched is cataloging
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> the LDP. While I see lots of SGML, style, DTD, and other stuff, there
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> has been nothing which has stated how to find an answer quicker or
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> organize the information, or "look and feel," so that it's consistent in
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> finding an answer. I'll try and tackle that in the VERY near future.
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> Below is a brief outline of what I propose. I'm expecting that this
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> well affect each and every HOWTO in organization ONLY, not in technical
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> or stylistic endeavors. Personally, I'm not too interested in that
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> stuff, however, the quicker I can find an answer to a problem, the
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> quicker I can get back to work. Also, the easier it is to find an
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> answer, the more people will contribute because we've made it easier to
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> fix problems. In QA parlayance, reducing cycle time (the time it takes
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> to complete from start to finish one task and ready to begin again a
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> repeatable action) means more time to devote to other things. Reducing
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> cycle time means that resources can be used elsewhere within an
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> organization when you focus on reducing process/cycle time.
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> When it comes to process improvement, there is an equation which bears
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> watching: process = results! Taking your eye off of either part will
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> cause failure. Failure to watch results means that
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> competition/paralysis by analysis will eat you up. Failure to watch
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> process means costs/erroneous measurements will get out of line.
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> I'm currently working on a white paper to be the framework of what I'm
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> proposing. This is only one section of 4 or 5 that I will propose in
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> how to organize HOWTOs for ease of use. My expectation is that once the
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> LDP has been cataloged, holes of missing or unwritten documentation will
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> show up and maybe someone will get motivated to contribute. My
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> expectation is also that this idea will drive others, i.e. developers,
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> to do a better job of documenting their work because their work affects
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> the quality of a product because of where they are within the process.
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> Think before doing!!!
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>
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> 1 Process
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> 1.1 Linux Development
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> 1.1.1 Theory/Philosophy
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> 1.1.2 Planning: Architect Design/Requirements Gathering
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> 1.1.3 Coding
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> 1.1.4 Compiling
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> 1.1.5 Testing
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> 1.1.6 Release/Acceptance
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> 1.1.7 Maintenance
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> 1.2 Linux User and Administration
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> 1.2.1 Background Information
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> 1.2.2 Pre-installation requirements (chipset or specifications of
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> hardware, etc.)
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> 1.2.3 Installation
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> 1.2.4 Configuration
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> 1.2.5 Maintenance/Tune-up
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> 1.2.6 Troubleshooting
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> 1.2.6.1 Pre- and Post-Dependencies of subject matter ( what items
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> affect it working correctly)
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> 1.2.6.2 Where to go for more info (i.e. to manufacturer for specs)
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> The one question I have not figured out yet, is how to do a
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> Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced sort of subject matter. Should we
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> reclassify some things to basics/intermediate/advanced? Let me know.
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> For those interested in my interests and background, visit American
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> Society for Quality (<A HREF="http://www.asq.org">http://www.asq.org</A>) or look at Software Engineering
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> Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model stuff. You can also look
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> for Dr. W. Edwards Deming stuff which is the most accurate and thought
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> provoking stuff in management and process improvement.
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> I look forward to all of your comments and feedback. Dr. Deming ALWAYS
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> sought after feedback because he knew he was only one person in a
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> ocmmunity.
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> Kevin
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