Re: Geode Website Docs page: Proposal to limit the number of versions listed.

[Dave Barnes <db...@pivotal.io>]

Based on comments received, no changes for Geode 1.4.

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:05 AM, Sai Boorlagadda <sai.boorlagadda@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Adding user@geode.apache.org to the email thread to see if any users has
> inputs.
> I'm fine showing only one version of Java docs, as a developer I access
> the Java docs in my IDE based on which ever version I am using to build
> geode application.
>
> Sai
>
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Dave Barnes <db...@pivotal.io> wrote:
>
>> I'm hearing that access to earlier versions of the User Guide is important
>> to some folks.
>> Everyone OK with only one version of the Javadocs, as is the current
>> practice?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Alexander Murmann <am...@pivotal.io>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Maybe we could have a link at the bottom that goes to a full list?
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:10 AM, Michael William Dodge <
>> mdodge@pivotal.io
>> > >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm fine with the proposal. It would be nice if there was a way to
>> > > navigate to user documentation for older versions; perhaps just rely
>> on
>> > > Google? ;)
>> > >
>> > > Sarge
>> > >
>> > > > On 29 Jan, 2018, at 10:39, Dave Barnes <db...@pivotal.io> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Question:
>> > > > How many versions of the User Documentation and the Javadocs do we
>> need
>> > > to
>> > > > see on the Geode Docs page (http://geode.apache.org/docs)?
>> > > >
>> > > > The current scheme has two policies:
>> > > > - For the User Documentation, there's a link for each of four
>> versions:
>> > > > 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. There will soon be a fifth bullet for v1.4.
>> > > > - For the Javadocs, there's only one link which points to the latest
>> > > > version, currently 1.3. Users who need earlier versions can
>> presumably
>> > > find
>> > > > them among their own copies of the source code.
>> > > >
>> > > > Proposal:
>> > > > - Shorten the list for the User Documentation, showing only the
>> three
>> > > most
>> > > > recent versions
>> > > > - No change for the Javadocs, link to only the most recent version
>> > > >
>> > > > What do you think?
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
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