From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Dec 13 09:57:34 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id JAA03138 for doc-outgoing; Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:57:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from oneway.com (oneway.com [207.70.102.38]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA03120 for ; Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:57:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (jaykuri@localhost) by oneway.com (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id LAA20972 for ; Fri, 13 Dec 1996 11:54:03 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 11:54:03 -0600 (CST) From: Jay Kuri Reply-To: Jay Kuri To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Volunteering to help with the Documentation project. Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-doc@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Good Morning, I've been a user of FreeBSD since 2.0.5 was released. Since then I have become pretty familiar with the system. I've set up numerous machines on 2.1, 2.1.5, and now 2.1.6 both at work and at home. I've also set up many packages, ports, and system programs (such as user-level ppp, etc.) I would like to volunteer for the documentation project. I've done technical writing before, and would really like to help make documentation specific to freebsd more readily available. I want to give something back to the FreeBSD community, as it has been so good to me. I started setting up a FreeBSD-related web page awhile back, but had to put it on hold due to some work-time restraints. I've recently gained some free time again, and would like to work with the documentation project, rather than scatter more info on a new site. As far as specific knowledge goes, I am familiar with the following: Installation I've done many installs, and many in-place upgrades of systems. System configuration Compiling the kernel to support installed hardware. Installation and configuration of system daemons; wu-ftpd, xinetd, apache, ssh, etc. General system configuration, including package and port installation, as well as non-port-software installation. Network configuration Configuration of ethernet-internet systems. Configuration of User-level PPP for both static and dynamic IP, as well as manual and dial on demand. Configuration of gateway systems to route information from ppp link to machines on local ethernet segment. As well as many other aspects of installing, upgrading and maintaining FreeBSD systems. I work at an ISP as a systems programmer and administrator. I am familiar with the day-to-day operation of FreeBSD, as well as running internet services such as sendmail, apache, anonymous ftp, etc. on FreeBSD. The web page I was working on (still unfinished) can be reached at: http://pinky.interaccess.com/jay/freebsd/index.html An example of technical documentation I've written is available at: http://pinky.interaccess.com/jay/freebsd/ppp.html It is a 'how-to' about describing set-up of user-level PPP in dial-on-demand mode with a dynamic IP. Thank you for your attention. I look forward to hearing from you. Jay Kuri --- Everyone can be taught to sculpt: Michelangelo would have had to be taught how not to. So it is with the great programmers.