On 13/01/16 10:58, Florian Zieboll wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:34:20 -0000
> "dev1fanboy"<devuanfanboy@???> wrote:
>
>> hey Florian,
>>
>> I do try to include the inexperienced, hopefully that's not too
>> boring for everyone else.
>>
>> I think I should probably change startx to startxfce4 this time,
>> because it has it's own session script
>
>
> It's kind of funny, perhaps I just don't get who you are writing the
> guides for. I mean, for a somewhat experienced *nix user, wouldn't it be
> sufficient to say "add the command 'xfce4-session' to your favorite X
> startup script"?

I see one important target audience for this kind of documentation ... people
who have done a little coding or scripting, or are DIY types and technically
inclined, but have never worked in a unix context ... and who are happy to
spend a little extra time during the first couple of installs to learn and
understand what is going on, perhaps then starting on a longer learning curve
towards all sorts of possibilities in a platform that does not obscure all the
configuration in the maze of complex software we are trying to avoid (which is
essentially aiming to make DIY obsolete).

These really exist, they are also a group which would find devuan a very useful
platform. One part of this group is the people who jumped into the Raspberry Pi
in such big numbers, I think one reason that platform gained their support was
that its documentation was at exactly this level ... assuming almost no specific
knowledge of unix but a readiness to learn and a desire to understand what is
going on.

This wiki guide is a great resource, I have walked many people through similar
tasks using this kind of script ... with the right person it works very well.

Simon