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Date:      Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:54:00 -0400
From:      Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
To:        doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Inquiry
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On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 06:19:32PM -0400, Robert Simmons wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 1:36 AM, =A0<takedasakae@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.3-RELEASE/floppies/
>> > I do not have the above location in =93Preparing for 2.3.7 boot media=
=94?
>>
>> That section needs to be rewritten. =A0There is a big red box above it
>> that states "Important: Please note, as of FreeBSD 8.X, floppy disk
>> images are no longer available. Please see above for instructions on
>> how to install FreeBSD using a USB memory stick or just use a CDROM or
>> a DVD."
>>
>> But the text below the box needs to be modified so that it no longer
>> refers to anything 8.x.
>
> Actually, this section needs a big red GIF overlay stating something
> equivalent to:
>
> "You have reached the end of this document. =A0Please scroll down and
> click 'Next'."
>
> The 7.4-RELEASE 'releases/' directory was removed last month, so now we
> have no floppies available anywhere.
>
> I was originally just going to update the URL, but now that would be
> moot. =A0This section really needs to go away now, but the rest of the
> Handbook should first be checked for references to this Floppy section.
>
> It's on my TODO list...

I could do this.  Just to check, this is where the handbook is kept in
CVS, correct?
doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/



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