Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:36:49 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: TODO items for 5.3R Message-ID: <20040817113649.0c60a790@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20040818.002504.07648782.hrs@eos.ocn.ne.jp> References: <20040818.002504.07648782.hrs@eos.ocn.ne.jp>
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:25:04 +0900 (JST) Hiroki Sato <hrs@freebsd.org> wrote: > > - Installation Notes > > Some parts are outdated. doc/70485 has been committed, but more > work is needed to reflect the realities. bmah@ pointed out > that we should have "quick-start" installation guide for > each platform instead of the current ones because they become > too long and difficult to be maintained. Bruce Mah sunk my battle ship! Heh, to be honest, Bruce and I were talking about this a LONG time ago and now that I have a sparc64 machine, I'm actually going to get started on it. :) > > - "5.X" will be -STABLE > > We think 5.X is the mainstream now, so sentences like "if you are > using 5.X..." have to be removed, and "if you are using 4.X..." should > be added instead. And although I am not sure if sections for > Kerberos 4 and Vinum are reasonably applicable to 5.X, they > should possibly be revised. > > - X.org > > The handbook includes a section "The X Window System," but this is > mainly for XFree86. Although the difference is not so large from the > point of view of configuration, we should mention both of X.org and > XFree86. > > - rc.d scripts > > Ch.11.4 and 11.5 of the handbook must be updated to mention > the new rc.d scripts and some ports use /etc/rc.conf for their > configuration. Blah, I have a personal TODO list for this. There is just to much over my head right now. > > - kernel configuration section and IPsec section > > Ch.8 and Ch.14.10 of the handbook must be updated since some > parts are outdated. > > > Yes, I know some PRs have already been submitted for these items, > but I would like to clarify what we have to do here. I am looking into > the PR database and sorting them now. > > Comments? If you have other additional items and/or comments, > please let me know. See above, I wouldn't mind writing an installation chapter or section or walkthrough for each platform. -- Tom Rhodes
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