From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 13 19:51:17 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AADA16A4CE for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 19:51:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org [198.22.63.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA45D43D1D for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 19:51:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (mwlucas@localhost [127.0.0.1])j4DJpE2f084314; Fri, 13 May 2005 15:51:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost)j4DJpExj084313; Fri, 13 May 2005 15:51:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas) Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 15:51:14 -0400 From: "Michael W. Lucas" To: Ceri Davies Message-ID: <20050513195113.GA84281@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> References: <20050512185934.GA75352@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <68df7addf10e62daeb38b4d2bd2440e7@submonkey.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <68df7addf10e62daeb38b4d2bd2440e7@submonkey.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-Score: (0) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions to kill in FAQ X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 19:51:17 -0000 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