[Nix-dev] Fwd: Wiki is dead

[phreedom at yandex.ru]

On Saturday, February 20, 2016 15:16:12 zimbatm wrote:
> That's exactly why the wiki is good. The contribution barrier is fairly low
> and you can do things without having to ask for permission.
> It's very easy for anyone to come along and fix typos. Having the change
> appear directly is also much more rewarding than having to file a PR and
> then potentially have people bikeshed about what you did. Edit, change,
> submit. Done.

The way I see it is that everyone understands that lowering the barrier of entry will 
encourage contributions. The problem is that people have exactly the opposite opinions as 
to what the barrier is :)

For example, for me, the barrier for contributing to the manual is that the contribution 
has to be structured, must be up to standards etc etc. So, instead of writing down a 
simple how-to note, I would need to do a lot more work so it's tagged "will do later"(read 
"never":))

The web interface is also a much bigger hassle to use than dropping an *.md file into a git 
repo. I don't even have to commit it right away. The practical and psychological barrier is 
the lowest in this case, but only if I have the commit rights otherwise I'd probably resort 
to submitting batches of notes in one PR.



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