Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:33:23 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber) Cc: terry@lambert.org, maral@webnet.com.au, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Documentation.. Message-ID: <199512011933.MAA02101@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951130220612.5793A-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu> from "John Fieber" at Nov 30, 95 10:23:23 pm
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> > > Due to all the argueing about the lack of documentation, why dont > > > we all stop bitching, and do ourselves a favour by writing docs, on > > > what we have experience in, when using freebsd, lets get the handbook > > > growing. > > > > For things like IBCS2, this would be makework. For others, this would > > Ahem, it certainly would not be makework. Of course, it only needs to be > a paragraph or so, but there should be *some* clear statement that FreeBSD > offers SCO compatibility, and the (known) extent/limitations of that > compatibility. Oh, and by the way you have to turn it on. You can turn > it on manually by typing "ibcs2", or to have it loaded automatically at > boot, edit /etc/sysconfig appropriately. I can't think of a better place > to put this than in a handbook chapter on compatibilty with other systems. Documenting processes which are on the block to be intentionally obsoleted is a waste of time. Like how to manually set up IBCS2, when the document will quickly become useless when install/config does it all for you. > Besides, some threads on these mailing lists are a testament to the fact > that SCO compatibility is *not* as straight-forward as typing ibcs2 and > going merrily along your way. (hopefully it will one day be like > that...) I think the assumption that it was was a bad assumption on your part. Read the terms of your SCO License. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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