Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 12:49:46 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Whiz-Kidz <whiz-kidz@pcisys.net> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Handbook in ascii Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970331124237.14340A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <199703261439.HAA11035@jerry.pcisys.net>
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On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Whiz-Kidz wrote:
> I have been trying for some time to get a plain text copy of your FreeBSD
> Handbook,
> which the documentation that you publish say exists. Your instructions say
> that such a document eists on your site and a bunch of mirror sites all
> over the world, blah , blah , blah. However, you cleverly DON'T tell me
> the name of the file. This is like saying that you can find a "very
> special book" in the library, any library, just go get it.....
>
> C'mon floks, lets pretend that some REALLY wanted to get a plain text (Not
> html'd, not latinized, not holographicized...) copy of the hand book,
> y'know, like with ASCII characters all by themselves, ready to be viewed on
> a monitor near you...
Maybe he has a point. I downloaded the handbook.latin1; here's the
first page:
FFrreeeeBBSSDD HHaannddbbooookk
The FreeBSD Documentation Project
December 1996
AAbbssttrraacctt
Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the installation and day to
day use of FFrreeeeBBSSDD RReelleeaassee 22..11..66. This manual is a wwoo
rrkk iinn pprrooggrreessss
and is the work of many individuals. Many sections do not yet exist
and some of those that do exist need to be updated. If you are
interested in helping with this project, send email to the FreeBSD
documentation project mailing list
<freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG> The latest version of this document is
always available from the FreeBSD World Wide Web server1 . It may
also be downloaded in plain text, postscript or HTML from the FreeBSD
FTP server2 or one of the numerous _m_i_r_r_o_r _s_i_t_e_s (section 23.,
page
358). You may also want to Search the Handbook3 .
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Well I guess technically that is plain text.....
Annelise
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