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1*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertContributing to the MIT Kerberos Documentation
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4*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertWe are looking for documentation writers and editors who could contribute
5*7f2fe78bSCy Schuberttowards improving the MIT KC documentation content.  If you are an experienced
6*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertKerberos developer and/or administrator, please consider sharing your knowledge
7*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertand experience with the Kerberos Community.  You can suggest your own topic or
8*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertwrite about any of the topics listed
9*7f2fe78bSCy Schubert`here <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Documentation_Tasks>`__.
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11*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertIf you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on the existing documents,
12*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertplease send your feedback via email to krb5-bugs@mit.edu. The HTML version of
13*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertthis documentation has a "FEEDBACK" link to the krb5-bugs@mit.edu email
14*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertaddress with a pre-constructed subject line.
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17*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertBackground
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20*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertStarting with release 1.11, the Kerberos documentation set is
21*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertunified in a central form.  Man pages, HTML documentation, and PDF
22*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertdocuments are compiled from reStructuredText sources, and the application
23*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertdeveloper documentation incorporates Doxygen markup from the source
24*7f2fe78bSCy Schuberttree.  This project was undertaken along the outline described
25*7f2fe78bSCy Schubert`here <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Kerberos_Documentation>`__.
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27*7f2fe78bSCy SchubertPrevious versions of Kerberos 5 attempted to maintain separate documentation
28*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertin the texinfo format, with separate groff manual pages.  Having the API
29*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertdocumentation disjoint from the source code implementing that API
30*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertresulted in the documentation becoming stale, and over time the documentation
31*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertceased to match reality.  With a fresh start and a source format that is
32*7f2fe78bSCy Schuberteasier to use and maintain, reStructuredText-based documents should provide
33*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertan improved experience for the user.  Consolidating all the documentation
34*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertformats into a single source document makes the documentation set easier
35*7f2fe78bSCy Schubertto maintain.
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