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

Jonathan Corbet
2026-04-27T10:09:52Z

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.

Thanks,

jon