linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/

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Message-ID: <20180903105542.GA9485@sisyphus.home.austad.us>
Date:   Mon, 3 Sep 2018 12:55:42 +0200
From:   Henrik Austad <henrik@...tad.us>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 09:20:30AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2018-08-29 at 14:28 +0200, Henrik Austad wrote:
> > The 00-INDEX files are supposed to give a summary of all files present
> > in a directory, but these files are horribly out of date and their
> > usefulness is brought into question.
> > 
> > A few years back it was mentioned that these files were no longer
> > needed, and they have since then grown further out of date, so perhaps
> > it is time to just throw them out.
> 
> Good idea.
> 
> .rst is becoming more common and these 00-INDEX files
> are unnecessary and occasionally misleading.

Ok, should I respin and clean up all the other files referencing 00-INDEX 
and send to a wider audience?

-- 
Henrik Austad

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