From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 18:24:07 2004 Return-Path: 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 767F916A4CF for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:24:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail5.speakeasy.net (mail5.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AA9943D2F for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:24:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bjorn@sccs.swarthmore.edu) Received: (qmail 18534 invoked from network); 24 Feb 2004 02:24:06 -0000 Received: from dsl027-161-202.atl1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO twiggy) ([216.27.161.202]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 24 Feb 2004 02:24:06 -0000 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:24:27 -0500 (EST) From: Bjorn Dittmer-Roche X-X-Sender: bjorn@twiggy.bjorn.is-a-geek.com To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20040223205718.M81239@twiggy.bjorn.is-a-geek.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: a few comments X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 02:24:07 -0000 Thanks for putting together such great docs for FreeBSD. It is my favorite thing about my favorite operating system! Three quick comments: 1. The java install page (http://www.freebsd.org/java/install.html) should mention the need to mount linux's procfs for the linux binaries. I think the makefiles tell you to do this, but I must have missed it when I was doing a big install or something and was very frustrated until I figured it out. 2. The handbook should have a brief section on java, or at least a link to http://www.freebsd.org/java/install.html. (if this has been added, please ignore this point). I suppose this is becoming moot now that there's a native java port, but I know people would like help/hand holding with installing the java browser plugin. 3. The handbook should have a brief section on keeping your system up to date. With ports, packages, world and kernel it's a lot for a newbie to keep track of and when I installed FreeBSD the first time I simply could not grok the manual (although now that I have the feel for FreeBSD, it's a very good referance). All the info is there, but I think there should be a section on how to stay up to date. I am still no expert, but I would be happy to draft something about general tips/procedures for installing and updating using portinstall and some other tricks I've managed to learn here and there. Finally, just a brainstorm: Perhaps instead of the seperate "cutting edge" and "packages and ports" section there could be a "installing and upgrading software" section of which "cutting edge" and "packages and software" could be a part. Thanks again for all your hard work! bjorn