Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 18:20:03 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/14733: update IRC channel information Message-ID: <199911070220.SAA94326@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/14733; it has been noted by GNATS. From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> To: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/14733: update IRC channel information Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 21:09:53 -0500 (EST) On 06-Nov-99 Alexey Zelkin wrote: > > --- book.sgml.orig Sat Nov 6 15:27:56 1999 > > +++ book.sgml Sat Nov 6 15:33:44 1999 > > @@ -452,10 +452,8 @@ > > <listitem> > > <para>Channel <emphasis remap=tt>#FreeBSD</emphasis> on UNDERNET > is > > available at <filename>us.undernet.org</filename> in the US and > > -<filename>eu.undernet.org</filename> in Europe. Same provisions > as > > -for EFNET apply - either don't ask questions or learn to > > -ask amazingly politely if you want help. It's a chat channel, > > -not a help channel. > > +<filename>eu.undernet.org</filename> in Europe. A help and > support > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Looks that <ulink URL="XX">XX</ulink> is more appropriate here than > "<filename>XX</filename> <hostid>XX</hostid> is what you want. > > @@ -465,7 +463,8 @@ > > This network attempts to do more tech support and not be > > as anarchistic as EFNET, UNDERNET or DALNET, but it's also > > nowhere near as popular as a result. Why not volunteer to > > -answer FreeBSD questions on BSDNET today?</para> > > +answer FreeBSD questions on BSDNET today? But the last time I > checked > > +there were only two people on this network and nobody in >#FreeBSD.</para> > > </listitem> > > IMHO second hunk is completely useless. Since it is practically dead, I would just remove the entry. No one is going to get any help out of that channel. --- John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> -- http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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