Closed
Bug 249529
Opened 20 years ago
Closed 18 years ago
Mozilla 1.x FAQ should have a version independent URL
Categories
(www.mozilla.org :: General, defect)
www.mozilla.org
General
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: cilias, Unassigned)
References
()
Details
Currently, the FAQ for Mozilla 1.5, 1.6, and now 1.7 is located at: http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/ http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ says 1.7, and the FAQ link on that page goes to the URL above. The URL should be: http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.x/faq/
Comment 1•20 years ago
|
||
I don't like version-independent document. I much prefer dated, versioned document. A version-independent is assumed to be always up-to-date, meaning more work as we are obliged to update them even for minute changes. A dated, versioned document is less work because we can create an updated version when needed. This is how the get-started guide, FAQ, and release notes are done. So, there won't be a version independent FAQ (e.g. it's title would say "Mozilla 1.7" instead of "Mozilla 1.x" or "Mozilla <insert latest version>"). Having www.mozilla.org/start/1.x/ is probably not a good idea. I'd rather every release having a versioned start URL, which would redirect to the last updated start page (in this case www.mozilla.org/start/1.6/). Having a version-less URL for FAQ might be neccessary, though, as external sites might want to need to the latest version. I doubt having a redirect would work because how would other people know how the redirect is set up? My proposal is this: Put the FAQ on www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/faq/ . The title and content would be versioned. Then when we create an update, we would move the older version to www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/faq/1.#/ . gerv, we had a discussion about this before. What's your opinion? (The FAQ bug, btw, is bug 66387 (amazingly, a 5-digit bug :-o ))
Comment 2•20 years ago
|
||
As you say, one FAQ version for each major release, linked from that release's start page, seems like the right way to go to me. We can get /faq/ to redirect to whichever is the most recent. Gerv
Comment 3•20 years ago
|
||
Whatever the case is, there definitely should be a 1.7 faq page. It's quite bizzare to click on a FAQ link from a page about Mozilla 1.7 and it says in big letters all over the place Mozilla 1.5.
Comment 4•20 years ago
|
||
reassigning endico's bugs to default owner
Assignee: endico → mozilla.webmaster
Updated•19 years ago
|
Assignee: www-mozilla-org → nobody
QA Contact: danielwang → www-mozilla-org
Comment 5•18 years ago
|
||
Really out of date.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 18 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Assignee | ||
Updated•16 years ago
|
Product: mozilla.org → Websites
Assignee | ||
Updated•12 years ago
|
Component: www.mozilla.org → General
Product: Websites → www.mozilla.org
You need to log in
before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description
•