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Too long...

Posted Apr 22, 2005 16:16 UTC (Fri) by mmutz (guest, #5642)
Parent article: An introduction to KProbes

Thorough as it might be, this article is simply too long for LWN. It would
have been better placed on developerworks. An article that starts with
"This is article assumes that you are familiar with..." doesn't belong in
LWN, IMO.

Note: I didn't say the article was bad or something. All I say is that it
appeared in the wrong publication.

Marc

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Too long...

Posted Apr 22, 2005 23:30 UTC (Fri) by lolster (guest, #29209) [Link]

On the one hand I have to agree with you. On the other hand LWN's kernel page usually assumes the reader is quite familiar with the Linux kernel's source - just without saying so.

Too long...

Posted Apr 24, 2005 11:50 UTC (Sun) by pkolloch (subscriber, #21709) [Link]

I don't agree. I think that is a question of personal preference. I am not familiar with the kernel (and least not with implementation details). Still, I very much prefer to superificially glance over an in-depth article than reading a superficial article in depth.

Too long...

Posted Apr 26, 2005 18:57 UTC (Tue) by daniel (subscriber, #3181) [Link]

"Thorough as it might be, this article is simply too long for LWN"

I don't agree. If an article needs to be long in order to cover the subject in the depth LWN readers have come to expect and appreciate, then so be it. If your attention span is shorter than the article, just move on to the next article, it's your choice.

Regards,

Daniel