Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Offer from a thankful new user

[David Carlson]

So I'm just a superficial decision?  Ouch.  :)

On a more serious note, when I first started with paparazzi, I did have 
a lot of questions.  I don't blame this on anybody or anything besides 
my just being new to the platform.  I didn't understand exactly what all 
the config files did (airframe, radio, flight plan, etc.) nor exactly 
where to start.  The information was all out there, mostly on the wiki, 
but I had to read the whole thing before I began to understand.

Because of this, I think a "Getting Started" guide could be very 
helpful.  I've tried to sit down and write one, but I started so many 
years ago that I don't really remember what hangups I had.  I would 
note, however, that it was very helpful to actually read most of the 
wiki as it helped me understand _much_ better how the system worked. 
 The one worry that I would have about an easy to use getting started 
guide is that a lot of new-comers may use that and skip over the rest of 
the information.

Buzz

On 05/03/2010 05:54 PM, Chris Gough wrote:
> ...
> appealing to people who make superficial decisions (high impact web
> sites, persuasive spin, scalable training/support, buzz).
> ...
>