Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 15:51:14 -0400 From: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions to kill in FAQ Message-ID: <20050513195113.GA84281@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <68df7addf10e62daeb38b4d2bd2440e7@submonkey.net> References: <20050512185934.GA75352@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <68df7addf10e62daeb38b4d2bd2440e7@submonkey.net>
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On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 08:14:28PM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > On 12 May 2005, at 19:59, Michael W. Lucas wrote: > > >3.16 -- I believe that the 1024 limit no longer exists on modern > >FreeBSD? > > Like the questions says, I was under the impression that this was a > BIOS problem, so it's probably not going away. I believe I've installed FreeBSD in the top half of a large disk before, but I'm not entirely confident that I did so correctly. > >6.1 -- FreeBSD Mall doesn't seem to offer the mentioned "Desktop > > Edition." (I could lean forward and ask Murray, but Robert is > > talking at the moment and that would be rude.) > > Did he shut up yet? ;^) He did shut up, and the commit has been made. > >6.2,6.4 -- Metrolink seems to be gone, and XiG doesn't appear to > >support FreeBSD > > We don't support a.out in current any more anyway (or did I dream > that?); get rid. > > >6.3 -- The answer seems to be "sorry, no longer available." > > Thankfully. > > >9.3 -- NLAF? > > Now *this* one I do think is due to the fact that it is in the FAQ. OK, fair enough. It is long, however. It sure looks like a candidate for migration to the Handbook. > > >9.4 -- NLAF? > > Ditto. > > >16.8 -- NLAF? > > Can go. > > >18.15 -- NLAF? > > Pass. > > >18.16 -- If we're axing 3.X in the FAQ, this whole Q&A needs > > rewriting. I could make a stab at it from a pure grammar/math > > perspective, but would prefer some input > > from someone who actually works on the code. :-) > > It needs rewriting anyway, as PAE changes the maximum again (and it's > almost certainly different on !i386 too). I'd just get rid of it; we > can resurrect it and worry about it later if it ever gets A again. > > > Also, there is a "Any other information on this subject would be > appreciated." sticking out like a sort thumb in 9.7 which can go (or > moved to an XXX comment at least). OK, I'll whack this into shape while I'm there. Thanks for your comments! I feel better knowing that someone has actually looked at things before I do them. ==ml -- Michael W. Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ "The cloak of anonymity protects me from the nuisance of caring." -Non Sequitur
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