[arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference

David C. Rankin drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com
Thu Aug 9 22:42:13 EDT 2012


On 08/09/2012 08:43 PM, Oon-Ee Ng wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 AM, David C. Rankin
> <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
>> On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>>
>>> The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need
>>> any information in the beginners guide.  At the very beginning of each
>>> of those guides the intended audiences are described.
>>
>>
>> I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On
>> the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts?
> 
> The installation guide is for those who know what they're doing. That
> INCLUDES (IMHO) the knowledge that grub2 exists and that it has its
> own wiki page. Conciseness is more important for this page than trying
> to include things some people may not know.
> 

I agree with all you said. I guess I just look at it from the standpoint of
"What would someone who wants to try Arch need to make it work, and how could it
be made easier?" The conciseness is great, but the easier it is to follow the
trail, the better.

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.


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