From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 25 14:09:32 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5887216A419; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:09:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bmah@freebsd.org) Received: from a.mail.sonic.net (a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C91013C49D; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:09:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bmah@freebsd.org) Received: from dhcp-2-119.packetdesign.com (hornet.kitchenlab.org [64.142.31.105]) (authenticated bits=0) by a.mail.sonic.net (8.13.8.Beta0-Sonic/8.13.7) with ESMTP id l9PE9U7l013961 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:09:31 -0700 Message-ID: <4720A38B.2010107@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:09:15 -0700 From: "Bruce A. Mah" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Doug Barton References: <4718E803.5080203@hankgraff.com> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.3 OpenPGP: id=5ba052c3 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig31EF77684A162D4CA2F511F0" Cc: doc@freebsd.org, James Wagner Subject: Re: Documentation Mistake X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:09:32 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig31EF77684A162D4CA2F511F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If memory serves me right, Doug Barton wrote: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, James Wagner wrote: >=20 >> Hello >> >> I'm currently browsing through the documentation for FreeBSD because I= 'm=20 >> considering using it for a file/samba/e-mail server. I find it intere= sting, >=20 > Thanks. :) >=20 >> but did find one thing in the documentation that is just plain wrong. >=20 > s/wrong/outdated/ The installation instructions in the release documents are so outdated that I got rid of them for 7.X...we just refer people to the Handbook instead (which has more detail and is actually receiving some TLC). >> I've used a small (~50 meg) Linux LiveCD called gParted many times to = split=20 >> NTFS partitions. I've never had a problem using it, it has a nice pre= tty=20 >> graphical interface, and it's 100% free to download and use. The Live= CD page=20 >> is at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php in case you want to tr= y it or=20 >> add a link to it in your install guide. (I have no affiliation with t= his=20 >> project other than loving it when I need to use it.) I added a mention of gparted to the Installation instructions for 6.X and the Handbook several months ago. So when 6.3 comes out, it'll mention this. (I didn't think of it...another FreeBSD user pointed this out via PR.) Bruce. --------------enig31EF77684A162D4CA2F511F0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHIKOU2MoxcVugUsMRAqr7AKDBZwC/Qe4xQDOYl1p2aX45+NzWeACglluN 2wF8jkgU/P0BOB6t/HfCHL4= =uuV0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig31EF77684A162D4CA2F511F0--