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