From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 9 23:17:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: doc@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE07A16A41F; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:17:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com) Received: from rocket.alienwebshop.com (rocket.alienwebshop.com [216.120.226.160]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FD4C43D46; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:17:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com) Received: from webmail.alienwebshop.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rocket.alienwebshop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EF35251D2; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:17:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 63.109.229.13 (SquirrelMail authenticated user pete) by webmail.alienwebshop.com with HTTP; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:17:09 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <14869.63.109.229.13.1126307829.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:17:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "Peter Leftwich" To: questions@FreeBSD.org, sdbug@sdbug.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org, www@FreeBSD.org Subject: Suggestions for www.freebsd.org and questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 23:17:10 -0000 Hi everyone. I was studying up on http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.4R/installation-i386.html which I have at home on two CD-Rs and which I plan to install this weekend - hhooot whoot!! Some suggestions for the freebsd.org webmaster. Perhaps others might find these useful as well? [1] I think the URL above ought to have a sort of organized, list of contents at the top such as 1.3 Topic1 1.4 Topic2 1.5 Topic-Or-FAQ-Question3... The list would be a Table of Contents at the beginning, with each section **hyperlinked** for easier, faster knowledge transference. [2] I noticed that the links below are general instructions, but maybe having two very similar documents throws off some people http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html [2] Lastly, some background - I came to the site seeking general install recommendations, such as about suggested mountpoints and slices (partition) ideology and sizes. Has this been asked before? I have a 200GB HDD and no definite plan about setting up slices and dirs!! [3] Disk space required? I realize the website gives minimum recommendations such as 160mb and 24mb RAM for example. Is it a good idea to set up an OS-only slice / bare minimum / then have a separate slice for my binaries and XFree86? [4] FOUR is here as a great tip if you have not seen this page: http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl great idea!! but it would be neat if each 'datasheet' or 'lab report' if you will, linked to the product listed at an official company URL e.g. http://store.ibm.com/products.php?ThinkpadXYZ1000 -- Peter Leftwich, Owner Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com