Fragmentation in Linux Documentation? 61
twilight30 asks: "While trying to figure out why a supposedly-supported SATA-II controller isn't recognized on my motherboard I thought I'd go back and visit the Linux Documentation Project's pages. It was a trip down memory lane, but I soon wondered about the state of many of the documents there. Much of TLDP is old, maybe even crufty. So, I'd like to ask what you think of TLDP.org and its 'competitors'. Do people get info from other sites or Wikis? Are people more likely to look at their distro's forums first? Are distros good enough now that TLDP is basically irrelevant? For the BSDheads, do you think the BSDs' documentation pages have lessons to teach TLDP? Is TLDP still relevant to you? If not, what would have to change for TLDP to become relevant again?"
Google (Score:3, Informative)
Don't forget "blog search" if "web search" doesn't get you what you want.
Also, when you figure it out, give something back: post the solution someplace. Anyplace.
Re:Google (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Benevolent Dictators Helpful (Score:3, Informative)
Using drupal's book module you can create hierarchies and restrict users by path.
Users can then create and/or edit pages as appropriate.
The permissions aren't quite granular enough to do all that you want, I don't think, but adding permissions and permission checks is trivial. And I mean that. I am not much of a programmer, so if I say it's trivial, then it's true :)
Re:Wikis are a poor choice for documentation layou (Score:3, Informative)
Google is the only search. It indexes that posts in that forum along with everything else. Google is the best documentation and helpdesk I have ever found.