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ixtab · 08-15-2013, 07:05 AM

You may have noticed it.

The reason for this change is that "HowTo" was rather ambiguous.

While HOWTO is a common term (especially) in the Linux community, designating Step-by-step instructions, this meaning is not terribly well-known outside such communities.

Therefore, it was often misunderstood as "How To?" and used as a prefix for questions, instead of instructions.

I hope that the new name is less ambiguous and thus avoids such confusion.

08-15-2013, 07:05 AM	#1
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	FYI: "HowTo" prefix is now called "Tutorial" You may have noticed it. The reason for this change is that "HowTo" was rather ambiguous. While HOWTO is a common term (especially) in the Linux community, designating Step-by-step instructions, this meaning is not terribly well-known outside such communities. Therefore, it was often misunderstood as "How To?" and used as a prefix for questions, instead of instructions. I hope that the new name is less ambiguous and thus avoids such confusion.