Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:27:39 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: How the handbook was first used Message-ID: <19980317222739.08180@welearn.com.au>
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When I first installed FreeBSD at home, this is how I used the handbook and
the comments that I made on the sections at the time, as I recall them.
1.1 FreeBSD in a nutshell Didn't contain essentials but read it anyway
2 Installing FreeBSD A lot of info to take in, but necessary
3 Unix Basics Bitterly disappointed
4.1 Installing packages How could this one be empty?!
4.2 The Ports collection What of this do I need? All? They still fail.
5 Configuring the kernel Studied right after installing, worked well!
6 Users, groups and security Bad title (users?). Not relevant, confusing.
7 Printing I don't have a printer, no comment
8 Disk quotas Not relevant.
9 The X Window System Empty? It doesn't work AND it's not here?!
10 PC Hardware compatibility Good to have for reference
11 Serial Communications Confusing. I hope I don't ever need it.
12 PPP and SLIP PPP worked. Hard to pick out relevant info.
13 Advanced networking Ignored
14 Electronic Mail Ignored
19 Troubleshooting Almost doesn't exist. What a tease!
25 Bibliography Very useful, often consulted, wish more
15-end (not 19, 25) Ignored
NOTE: These were my impressions when first using the handbook,
not necessarily my current impressions.
If info could be added for Packages, X and Troubleshooting (if it hasn't
already) that'd make a big improvement right away.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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