Topic-by-topic Review - Revision history

Tim Bird at 16:13, 30 August 2012

2012-08-30T16:13:15Z

Tim Bird: /* Topic List */

2012-08-30T16:04:59Z

‎Topic List

Tim Bird: /* Finding experts */

2012-08-22T17:17:57Z

‎Finding experts

Wmat: Noting possible ways to find experts.

2012-08-22T17:07:37Z

Noting possible ways to find experts.

Tim Bird: /* Finding experts */

2012-08-22T16:57:07Z

‎Finding experts

Tim Bird: /* Finding experts */

2012-08-22T16:56:54Z

‎Finding experts

Tim Bird at 16:54, 22 August 2012

2012-08-22T16:54:19Z

Tim Bird: Created page with "This page describes the topic-by-topic review project for the elinux wiki. This project consists of going through each major topic area on the wiki, and reviewing the content fo..."

2012-08-22T16:41:38Z

Created page with "This page describes the topic-by-topic review project for the elinux wiki. This project consists of going through each major topic area on the wiki, and reviewing the content fo..."

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This page describes the topic-by-topic review project for the elinux wiki.

This project consists of going through each major topic area on the wiki,
and reviewing the content for accuracy and up-to-date-ness. Obsolete
material will be moved to an "archive" section of the page (and dated, if possible).
The latest areas of work in that topic will be added, and any appropriate
page re-organizations will be made.

The idea is to overhaul the content over time, to make it better and more uniform,
and especially to deprecate material that is obsolete or no longer relevant.
Part of this concept is to do this one topic at a time, over a period of months
and years, so that there can be focus in each area and visible progress as work
is done.

== Topic List ==
Here are the major portals or topic areas on the wiki (independent of the hardware
areas):
* Boot Time
* Memory Management
* Security
* Events (skip this one)
* Multimedia
* Power Management
* System Size
* Hardware Hacking
* File Systems
* Real Time
* Resource Management
* Development Platforms (skip this one)
* Networking
* Firmware
* Legal Issues
* Toolbox
* Android Portal
* Debugging Portal
* Category:Categories

It seems to me that this misses one major area of work, which is embedded distributions and build systems.

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	** Maybe we should keep the list of experts on the Discussion page for each portal? (Maybe this policy could apply to all		** Maybe we should keep the list of experts on the Discussion page for each portal? (Maybe this policy could apply to all
	pages???)		pages???)
		+
		+	== Sequence ==
		+	This is the sequence of operations for cleaning up a topic area:
		+
		+	Building a proper checklist is a work-in-progress...
		+
		+	* First, create the glossary
		+	** Make sure that definitions related to a topic area are available on a glossary page for that area
		+	* Check the portal page
		+	** check index for related pages (search for terms on the glossary page, to find pages related to this topic)
		+	** make sure all linked pages are categorized
		+	** check the topic category to find pages that are not linked in
		+	* Check individual pages
		+	** is the material obsolete (if so, move to a history section)
		+	** are any major new features or technology areas missing (if so, at least put stubs for them)
		+	* Check for external/new material:
		+	** Check for LWN.net articles on the given topic
		+	** Check for stackoverflow articles
		+	** Scan presentations for unlinked articles
		+	* check for stubs, and replace with content
		+	** This may require research or discussion with experts

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	** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.		** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.
	** Possible Solutions: Ask on the Embedded Linux mailing lists. Solicit input from community on IRC.		** Possible Solutions: Ask on the Embedded Linux mailing lists. Solicit input from community on IRC.
		+	** Maybe we should keep the list of experts on the Discussion page for each portal? (Maybe this policy could apply to all
		+	pages???)

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	* here's one: have volunteer editor send page (or page fragment) by e-mail to a subject matter expert, with specific questions about the content (what is obsolete?, what is the status of this thing?, what is the next project in this area?)		* here's one: have volunteer editor send page (or page fragment) by e-mail to a subject matter expert, with specific questions about the content (what is obsolete?, what is the status of this thing?, what is the next project in this area?)
	** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.		** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.
		+	** Possible Solutions: Ask on the Embedded Linux mailing lists. Solicit input from community on IRC.

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 Ideas?
-* here's one: have volunteer editor send page (or page fragment) by e-mail to a subject matter expert, with specific
+* here's one: have volunteer editor send page (or page fragment) by e-mail to a subject matter expert, with specific questions about the content (what is obsolete?, what is the status of this thing?, what is the next project in this area?)
 questions about the content (what is obsolete?, what is the status of this thing?, what is the next project in this area?)
 ** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.

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	Ideas?		Ideas?
		+	* here's one: have volunteer editor send page (or page fragment) by e-mail to a subject matter expert, with specific
		+	questions about the content (what is obsolete?, what is the status of this thing?, what is the next project in this area?)
		+	** Problems: relies on volunteer editor knowing who the expert is, getting their e-mail address, and communicating with them.

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 Here are the major portals or topic areas on the wiki (independent of the hardware
 areas):
 * Boot Time
 * Memory Management

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 * Legal Issues
 * Toolbox
 * Android Portal
 * Debugging Portal
 * Category:Categories
-It seems to me that this misses one major area of work, which is embedded distributions and build systems.
+It seems to me that this misses one major area of work, which is embedded distributions and build systems.  These are