Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:12:00 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Christophe Juniet <cjuniet@entreview.com> Cc: Ross Lippert <ripper@eskimo.com>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC on a Desktop Applications chapter for the handbook Message-ID: <20020828211159.GI8848@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20020828210545.GA12430@daemon.entreview.com> References: <20020828185720.GC8848@hades.hell.gr> <200208282022.NAA15383@eskimo.com> <20020828210545.GA12430@daemon.entreview.com>
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On 2002-08-28 23:05 +0000, Christophe Juniet wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 01:22:59PM -0700, Ross Lippert wrote: > > The pkg_add, cd, make install lines are all pretty boring to read. > > I mean, yeah there are subtleties, here and there, but I wonder this > > sort of info is not better captured by a table > > > > with cols like > > --|package name|---|ports directory|---|post-install notes|---|major deps|---|size|--- > > > > (OK, I slipped in major dependencies and size here to perhaps give > > someone a clue as to how light or heavy the package is, or maybe > > "heavy(light with KDE)"). > > I know the repetitions can be boring but I personnaly like to read a > very little section of the handbook to get the info I need and close my > browser right away. I could put this table in a "Conclusion" section, > what do you think? It's definitely nice to have a summary. -- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve -- http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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