Networking pages?

Michael Shiloh michael at openmoko.org
Mon Aug 4 19:40:00 CEST 2008



Peter Naulls wrote:
> Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> We now have the following pages that deals with networking (including
>>> pages in localized languages):
>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wireless_Networking
>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_Networking
>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/How_to_use_bluetooth_to_transfer_data_between_Neo_and_Desk-top
>>> The "manually using Bluetooth" page also documents some networking:
>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Manually_using_Bluetooth
>>>
>>> Perhaps we should have a "Networking" page that links to those pages?
>>> What you you think?
>>
>> You could also use the networking "category". I've been trying to see if 
>> the "categories" is useful. I'm not so sure, because it requires that 
>> the author correctly categorize their page, and if they spell it 
>> differently it misses it. Worse if their native tongue isn't english and 
>> they use a different word all together.
> 
> Hi guys.  I recently rewrote the USB Networking page, (with a 
> significant drop in queries on the IRC channel in how to make it work)
> and will work on improvements to the others.  Networking across
> multiple interfaces is a tricky business, and some care is needed.
> 
> Clearly those bluetooth topics are pretty awkward, and in need of
> rename and probably consolidation.
> 
> In other words, I will take a degree of ownership of anything networking
> related.

You would earn my undying gratitude, and a nomination to the 
"documentation person of the month" award.

Michael




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