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Date:      Wed, 2 Aug 2000 23:21:19 +0200
From:      Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>
To:        Doug Young <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au>
Cc:        Steve Fagan <sfagan@pmr.com>, msilver@sc.rr.com, "'freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: new books, changing my pt. of view
Message-ID:  <20000802232118.A37594@mithrandr.moria.org>
In-Reply-To: <01b601bffcc6$459e0010$847e03cb@ROADRUNNER>; from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au on Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 07:11:45AM %2B1000
References:  <DBB3921EFE2AD211A81500A0C9B5FE760579452C@msg04.scana.com> <06a801bffc9d$73c1a9c0$1600010a@pmr.com> <014e01bffcb8$7d46fed0$847e03cb@ROADRUNNER> <20000802215841.A36147@mithrandr.moria.org> <01a201bffcc0$9f2c6370$847e03cb@ROADRUNNER> <2000080222 <01b601bffcc6$459e0010$847e03cb@ROADRUNNER>

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On Thu 2000-08-03 (07:11), Doug Young wrote:
> Actually I have produced a newbie-level HOWTO on FreeBSD setup
> as a basic gateway box .... getting heaps of compliments from newbies

Can't say I saw a mention of it on the doc@FreeBSD.org mailing list.

> but I get the impression its seen as far too simplistic and therefore not 
> quite the "right thing" for the official area. Not that I'm concerned, it

You're making assumptions again.  We're desperate for documentation on
all levels.  I find it hard to believe anyone in the documentation
project would reject anything that is getting great reviews from
newbies.

> works for the people for whom it was intended. I'd like to expand on
> it but getting the necessary info is like pulling teeth !!!!

If it's not known, it isn't helping anyone.  It's in your interest to
make it known, and possibly incorporate it into the "official" FDP set
of documents.

Neil
-- 
Neil Blakey-Milner
Sunesi Clinical Systems
nbm@mithrandr.moria.org


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