CentOS - Jan 2015 - Documentation link on new Firefox CentOS 7 splash screen

On 15/01/15 07:27 PM, Darr247 wrote:
> On 16 January 2015 @00:05 zulu, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else see a problem here?
>
> Try
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
> then choose the version on the left.
While useful, I don't imagine that was Mark's point. CentOS links to a 
very out of date website. So either the link should be changed or the 
linked page should be updated.

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On 16 January 2015 @00:34 zulu, Digimer wrote:
> So either the link should be changed or the linked page should be 
> updated.
>
Well, until someone rewrites the redhat docs so they don't violate 
copyright laws, and links to them on that centos.org/docs page, I'll 
continue perusing and referring to the RHEL 6 and 7 documentation.

On 15/01/15 10:55 PM, Darr247 wrote:
> On 16 January 2015 @00:34 zulu, Digimer wrote:
>> So either the link should be changed or the linked page should be
>> updated.
>>
>
> Well, until someone rewrites the redhat docs so they don't violate
> copyright laws, and links to them on that centos.org/docs page, I'll
> continue perusing and referring to the RHEL 6 and 7 documentation.
Totally, which is why I started by saying your link was helpful. :)

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On 01/15/15 22:55, Darr247 wrote:
> On 16 January 2015 @00:34 zulu, Digimer wrote:
>> So either the link should be changed or the linked page should be
>> updated.
>>
> 
> Well, until someone rewrites the redhat docs so they don't violate
> copyright laws, and links to them on that centos.org/docs page, I'll
> continue perusing and referring to the RHEL 6 and 7 documentation.
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Alright then.  May I suggest a solution that might satisfy both opinions.

On the documentation page where the links to CentOS [345] are found
place a statement to this effect:

"CentOS is functionally equivalent to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
and is based on the same code, as released by Red Hat, and rebuilt by
the CentOS community."  At this point briefly explain the moral
conundrum that prevents you from linking directly to the RHEL
documentation.  Then provide the appropriate link to the appropriate
RHEL documentation with the explanation that, "this is a link to the
documentation for RHEL upon which CentOS is based."  There you have a
disclaimer as well as an attribution.

What say yea to this proposal?

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game.  Both are filled with mysteries, puzzles, and unanswered questions.

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