[CentOS-docs] Very first contact with docs may confuse

----- BlessJah <blessjah at jacekowski.org> wrote:
> ----- Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro> wrote:
> > On 06/29/2011 02:50 PM, BlessJah wrote:
> > > For example, I don't know which iso image suits my needs, isn't adding 
> > > big, shining red link "READ THIS IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH ISO SHOULD YOU 
> > > CHOOSE" a good idea?
> >  
> > If you go to wiki.centos.org => Download ( the top link in the middle of 
> > the page ) you will notice in the lower part of the page a paragraph 
> > named "Variety of ISO images".
> 
> I've noticed this, but after downloading. I cannot find link to mirrorlist on wiki page, mirrorlist isn't accesible via wiki. I cannot find link to wiki on mirrorlist page.
> 
> On mirror I can see images like netinstall, LiveCD and bin (8 parts). Wiki doesn't say about 'bin' but says about ServerCD, and doesn't say which one is suitable for installing (actually it says - netinstall and ServerCD) and which is not.
> 
> ----- Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro> wrote:
> > On 06/29/2011 02:50 PM, BlessJah wrote:
> > > 'README' file on mirrors with instructions would also be nice. 
> > > If there already is one, I wasn't able to find it, shouldn't it be bigger?
> > >
> > > I would also expect something like "begginer guide" or "start here" 
> > > on the main page of wiki (and on main page of centos).
> >
> > Well, thing is that due to the very nature of the goal of existence of 
> > CentOS,  all the documentation for RedHat applies almost unmodified to 
> > CentOS. Hence the large number of references to their documentation that 
> > you have undoubtedly found  in our wiki. And the reason that the 
> > documentation is mainly at 
> > http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
> 
> Then links to redhat documentation should be easy accesible ("Begginer Guide" can OFC link to RHELs "Begginer Guide" ).
> 
> 
> ----- Scott Robbins <scottro at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > ArchLinux rivals the BSDs for good documentation.  
> > It really is pretty much the best I've seen, though, admitting my own
> > prejudice, the CentOS wiki is another very good piece of work.
> 
> Rivals and wins :> (but I still find FreeBSD handbook best piece of operating system documentation)
> 
> Regards,
> BlessJah