Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:54:00 -0400 From: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inquiry Message-ID: <CA%2BQLa9ARsE24J28XROdtt9iweBeuDixmAbP6NZjr2uP%2BxY7kcw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120429223220.GB18330@glenbarber.us> References: <1036D094E590430EBC5AC50EB444D218@takedaHP> <CA%2BQLa9A=06uqghnGukQ0BsWpz40nMFqYpSrLaTAt5sruCPhEVQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120429223220.GB18330@glenbarber.us>
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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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