[300] in Kakapo Windows Team
Re: Update on Windows Server pages
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Nyzio)
Tue Feb 3 16:28:16 2004
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:28:09 -0500
To: "Thomas L. Thornton" <tomt@mit.edu>
From: Kris Nyzio <knyzio@MIT.EDU>
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Tom,
I'll keep monitoring mail and make some changes to the drafts by the
end of this week.
Thanks for getting back to me.
Kris
At 4:57 PM -0500 2/2/04, Thomas L. Thornton wrote:
>Kris,
>
>Finally, after two weeks, a response to your questions. WIN
>developers, especially Joe, there are some embedded request for you,
>too.
>
>Responses in-line:
>
>> The set of Windows Server pages have been reviewed and updated. The
>> exceptions are the forms located here:
>> http://web.mit.edu/is/topics/windows/server/cr/ and
>> here: http://web.mit.edu/is/topics/windows/server/request_forms/cr/
>> Upon quick inspection, both sets of forms appear very similar. I
>> have feedback on them, but I'd like to know which set should be
>> reviewed. Please let me know and I'll have recommendations for you
>> early next week.
>
>The directory request_forms is obsolete, EXCEPT for the
>"is/topics/windows/server/request_forms/independentDNS directory and
>form last edited by Tim. I do not see any reference to this form
>anywhere down from is/topics/windows/server, but Tim (or Oliver) may
>point to it from elsewhere.
>
>If both Tim and Oliver buy off on having no other links, then we can
>move independentDNS to the server/cr directory and delete independentDNS.
>If they have any links to the old place, we still will move it and
>leave a symbolic link in request_forms.
>
>
>> ...
>> *deciding_factors.html - there is a link on the page titled
>> "unsupported Windows operating system that links to a page of
>> supported operating systems. I assumed the link title should be
>> changed to "supported" so I did that but wanted to be sure to let you
>> know.
>
>Well, the text implies you need to decide on a non-standard, i.e.,
>independent, domain if you need to run unsupported OSs. So, to use
>the "Supported" page better, change the text (at the same time
>removing the "Active Directory" redundancy) thusly:
>
> < Need to run a _supported Windows operating system_ within the
> < Windows Active Directory domain for compatibility purposes.
>
> > Need to run a Windows operating system other than a _supported one_
> > within the domain.
>
>
>> ...
>> *group_policy_intro.html - the "tone" of some of the underlined text
>> could probably be softened a bit. If you would like me to take a
>> pass at doing this, I'd be happy to do so. The rest of the content
>> on the page is great, so the comments in question are quite a
>> contrast. I'm not sure this benefits users. You might want to
>> consider swapping underlines for italics, since underlined text is
>> typically used *only* in cases of linked text.
>
>I am open to content *and* formatting changes, but the originator of
>this, Joe Calzaretta, may have other wishes. Note that the
>underlining has a specific meaning, distinct from simple emphasis
>phrases that appear elsewhere. So, use maybe a different style for
>our divergence from the MCSE document, but different from simple
>italics.
>
>Joe, unless you let Robin know that her editing is unwelcome, say by
>Wednesday afternoon, I recommend that Robin should try the changes.
>
>
>> ...
>> *group_policy.html - same "tone" comment as above; also same
>> underline vs. italics comment.
>
>Here I believe Joe would recommend moving *some* of this material to
>an area for a domain admin audience.
>
>Right Joe? If so, I should get details from Joe and make a second
>pass through the file before Kris makes a third.
>
>
>> *help.html-is it possible to get a smaller -- and more legible --
>> screenshot for the first image?
>
>Not easily, but possible. Can I ask the team for a volunteer?
>
>
>> ...
>> *fca - I wasn't sure what to do with these pages. Please let me know
>> if you'd like them converted and I'll do so.
>
>These are files I placed in this directory named to hold material "For
>Container Admins." The only reference to it is in winmitedu/RIS.html.
>
>Oliver should have some opinion as to whether the entire set of four
>training videos should be published to our Container Admin audience in
>general. Although the videos are somewhat inaccurate, I am in favor
>of publishing them. Other opinions?
>
>> ...
>> whitepaper
>> *index.html - I wasn't sure what to do with this page. Please let me
>> know if you'd like it converted and I'll do so.
>
>Aw, it is a whitepaper. No need to alter it in my opinion.
>
>-Tom
