Re: [PATCH] Documentation/rv: Replace stale website link

Gabriele Monaco
2026-04-27T12:56:52Z

On Mon, 2026-04-27 at 04:09 -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com> writes:
>
> > On Mon, 2026-04-27 at 03:44 -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > > Since, as you say, it can be found online, is there a reason not
> > > to include a link here?
> >
> > Mmh, perhaps being overly cautious for the link not to break again?
> >
> > The paper is published so I assume it's always going to be
> > available in some way. It is currently hosted by the university at
> > [1], which may be unlikely to change, and can be found via DOI at
> > [2], which should never change (at least that's what I believe a
> > DOI is for) but brings to the publisher's website rather than the
> > open-access PDF.
> >
> > I think the reference to the paper I included is robust yet easy to
> > use with any scientific or even general purpose search engine. But
> > if you believe using either of the two links is more appropriate, I
> > can send a V2 with the change.
>
> I will defer to others in the end, but to me it seems that we should
> make life easier for our readers whenever we can.  Providing a link
> seems better than requiring them to search for it themselves.

Alright, makes sense. I'm going to send a V2 with [1] (the open access
PDF), in the remote case the link stops working, we can update it.

Thanks,
Gabriele