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On 15/07/15 14:36, Meg McRoberts wrote:
> I see great merits in both views here. What if the Install Guide
> includes a link
> to the Networking Guide for information about installing with nova network?
> This keeps the Install Guide "minimalist" but makes it easy for people
> to find
> the nova network installation information if they want it.

Links to the networking guide is certainly a discussion worth having. At
the moment, I don't think we link to it at all!

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>     *From:* Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse.com>
>     *To:* Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org>;
>     openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, July 14, 2015 11:31 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [OpenStack-docs] [install-guide] Meeting notes, 30
>     June 2015
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>     On 07/15/2015 08:10 AM, Tom Fifield wrote:
>     > As previously mentioned, that thread did not reach a conclusion on
>     > deprecation/deletion of nova network, or provide a justification to
>     > remove it from the install guide. Individuals made comments that both
>     > supported and did not support it, but neither the TC nor the nova team
>     > has yet reached a conclusion.
>     >
>     > We have and continue to recommend neutron.
>     >
>     > For those significant number of folks who do wish to use nova-net, we
>     > must continue to support them until such time as there is a conclusion
>     > on the deprecation/deletion status.
>     >
>     > Retaining nova-net instructions in the install guide is damn
>     simple, and
>     > achieves this aim.
>     >
>     > I still don't think my question has received an answer, because:
>     > * the change to the starter kit does not justify it
>     > * it's not because of the purpose of the install guide
> 
>     And here I disagree. The Install Guide shows a single path through the
>     djungle, not different options. That we diverged here in the past and
>     documented two ways was an exception. Since we have now the Networking
>     Guide that documents nova-network installation as well, we can remove
>     this from the Install Guide and streamline the Install Guide.
> 
>     Andreas
> 
>     > So, why is it, really?
> 
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