Talk:Moving system directories to a flash card
Deletion
This article duplicates a lot of information in Booting from a flash card, isn't properly formatted or capitalized, and covers an un-recommended method for expanding the available application installation space. If this process must be documented, the article needs to be renamed, slimmed down (to only include the non-duplicate, relevant information), cleaned up and carry a health warning at the top, as booting from a flash card is a much cleaner, safer, more effective and more reliable method of achieving the same goal. —GeneralAntilles 09:56, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
finding a better name
the main difference with booting from a flash card is that this way part of the system remains on the internal memory, while others are kept on the (internal) flash card. this is desirable (according to me) because this way I use the internal memory for volatile information (as for example the /tmp partition) and the flash card for more static data.
so: which name do you think would be better for this page? I had seen the booting from a flash card and also tried it out, but in the end I like my approach better: separating /usr and /home from the rest of the system makes it possible to reflash the machine (or the flash card) without loosing your customisations.
as for typesetting and cleaning up, being this a wiki, I believe it's better to keep things that needs being corrected (and asking that someone does so) than removing them. so please don't keep this page marked for deletion but just for merciless editing.
I have looked a bit around here, maybe not good enough, but I did not find guidelines on capitalization, typesetting and also very little in general on how to submit new content.
how do I add a "health warning?"
- If it's something you wouldn't be willing to hand to your boss, then it's not up to snuff for this wiki. :) —GeneralAntilles 10:20, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- I don't get it... wikis are for cooperative development of usable documentation I thought. ... I would never hand my boss a printout from a wiki, but I would have no problems in sending him a link to such a page and telling him, mark or correct yourself what you don't like, then tell me when you're done, I'll do my best again... yes: I have a democratic boss! User:mfrasca
- I also think "potential deletion" is too harsh, especially for someone starting to contribute in the wiki. It has the "old Midgard article" flag, which is enough. If there is a "this page needs cleaning" let's use it as well. I don't agree with the "willing to hand to your boss", most excellent works start as scraps and drafts some day. If you delete them before they get mature...--qgil 12:23, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- More potential flags (thinking in general, not necessarily to this article here) could be "following these steps might harm your system", "this is not a recommended approach, be careful"... etc. But deleting, I would do it only for really outdated and useless stuff - unless you are the author and you yourself thing that this page has no sense in the wiki.--qgil 12:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
- I don't get it... wikis are for cooperative development of usable documentation I thought. ... I would never hand my boss a printout from a wiki, but I would have no problems in sending him a link to such a page and telling him, mark or correct yourself what you don't like, then tell me when you're done, I'll do my best again... yes: I have a democratic boss! User:mfrasca