Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:24:27 -0500 (EST) From: Bjorn Dittmer-Roche <bjorn@sccs.swarthmore.edu> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: a few comments Message-ID: <20040223205718.M81239@twiggy.bjorn.is-a-geek.com>
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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
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