From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261386AbULARJA (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:09:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261393AbULARI7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:08:59 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:37573 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261386AbULARIl (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:08:41 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:08:07 -0500 From: Dave Jones To: "Timothy D. Witham" Cc: Linux Kernel ML Subject: Re: Announcing - document collection project Message-ID: <20041201170807.GE5736@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , "Timothy D. Witham" , Linux Kernel ML References: <1101920490.6111.25.camel@wookie-zd7.osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1101920490.6111.25.camel@wookie-zd7.osdl.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 09:01:30AM -0800, Timothy D. Witham wrote: > In an email conversation with Alan Cox and Andrew Morton I was > asked if OSDL could create a repository for old non-NDA manuals. > > I agreed that this sort of old copyrighted but never to be reprinted > documentation needs a home and even thought some said it was > a monster it looked like a nice little bunny to me so ..... Thanks, this has the makings of something really useful. One comment. Links to external documentation (like the AGP reference for eg) has the potential to 'disappear', making this resource no better than a collection of bookmarks. A true repository would have the actual documents, though I understand this may mean talking with the copyright holder(s). Dave