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On 26/06/12 10:09, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
>    snip...

>
>
>    in other words, a *good* FAQ might be:
>
> "how can i use the yocto prebuilt toolchains to save build time?"
>
>    a *bad* FAQ would be:
>
> "Does the Yocto Project have a special governance model, or is it
> managed as an open source project?"
>
>    the kicker is that that last question is, in fact, in the yocto FAQ,
> along with a number of other questions that have never been asked by
> anyone in the history of the planet.  i chat about yocto with people
> on a regular basis, and i can assure you, not a single one of them has
> ever asked, "hey, rob, can you explain yocto's governance model?"
>
>    no, what they ask is, "hey, rob, how can i add a single package to
> an existing target?"  a question that, i should point out, is not
> answered definitively in the existing docs *anywhere*.

I would go as far as saying this is the most asked question on the list 
and definitely a good candidate for the FAQ.

Along with:

Why does package XYZ get built when XYZ has nothing to do with the image 
I imagine I am building.

>
>
>    anyway, coffee is ready so i'm going to pour a cup and get back to
> work.  you're now free to yell at me.
>
> rday
>
>
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