From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Nov 13 5:25:58 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from smtp02.wxs.nl (smtp02.wxs.nl [195.121.6.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D03E91515B for ; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 05:25:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asmodai@wxs.nl) Received: from daemon.ninth-circle.org ([195.121.225.117]) by smtp02.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 3.61) with ESMTP id AAH1B66; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:25:43 +0100 Received: (from asmodai@localhost) by daemon.ninth-circle.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA04311; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:50:34 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from asmodai) Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:50:34 +0100 From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai To: Chris Costello Cc: Greg Lehey , Aidan Marshall , freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <19991113135034.H3947@daemon.ninth-circle.org> References: <000801bf2c81$55ef1b40$9edd93c3@egghead> <19991111154900.28101@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> <19991111154040.G48527@holly.calldei.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre3i In-Reply-To: <19991111154040.G48527@holly.calldei.com> Organisation: Ninth-Circle Enterprises Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -On [19991112 00:01], Chris Costello (chris@calldei.com) wrote: >On Thu, Nov 11, 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: >> Go for it. I don't think we need to add the fact to the documentation >> project, though. > > Perhaps the person who wrote the original message was >suggesting a FAQ. > > A section on getting FreeBSD is already in the handbook, >however, but do you think a hypertext link would be in order? Given the persistance of people asking this question: YES. A fast overview of FreeBSD plus a link to the relevant doc/faq on how to install would be the best solution I think. We have the fast overview, now the link. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl The BSD Programmer's Documentation Project Network/Security Specialist BSD: Technical excellence at its best If I promise you the Moon and the Stars, would you believe it? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message