Re: [Xen-users] Push for Better Documentation

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dylan Martin wrote:
> I recently read this article about how xen isn't turning out to be the
> VMware killer we had hoped it would be.  
>
> http://www.interopnews.com/news/desperately-seeking-xen.html
>
> This got me a little worried.  I'd like to stop using VMware and just
> use xen, but xen just isn't ready yet.  
>
> I'm convinced that what we really need is better documentation for
> the opensource xen.  
>   
Amen.

> I think I'm going to start by combing through the mail archive and
> finding out what questions really are most frequently asked and
> creating a new FAQ.  If people like it, we could use it to replace the
> sad neglected FAQ that we have today.
>   
Cool. The gold standard I tend to use for such documents is the 
Subversion manual.
> I'd also like to suggest to Xensource that they spend some
> money hiring a real technical writer to improve the opensource docs.
> The improved production from the opensource community would probably
> cover that cost many times over.
>
> I'd love to hear from anyone else who is trying to improve the xen
> docs or who is interested but hasn't yet found the time or anyone
> with an opinion about the best ways to make improvements.  
>   
I might be interested. My current contract is ending July 31. (If anyone 
's hiring in London, let me know, I'm looking for new contracts.) I 
might have some time to apply to this wile looking for work.
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