Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:30:24 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: vladimir@urtext.ru Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Zoran Kolic <zkolic@sbb.rs> Subject: Re: recommendations for laptop and desktop Message-ID: <201107132130.p6DLUOlq029945@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:14:40 %2B0400." <CAKYa2mpB8LP5t0jf8k1Lq3JG2PKVXub-gdzXNov3voC28iW1SA@mail.gmail.com>
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Vladimir Zorin wrote: > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 13, 2011 7:31 AM, "Zoran Kolic" <zkolic@sbb.rs> wrote: > >> > >> > There is this list for laptops: > >> > http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ > >> > >> Been there. Seen that. Obsolete. > >> My very idea would be to have recent models in some kind > >> of wiki. I believe that at least hundred guys on the list > >> could post quality articles on the subject regarding lap- > >> tops they regurarly use. > >> > >> > See the recent thread on the freebsd-mobile list with subject "Laptop > > recommendations?" > >> > >> Mostly older stuff recommended. Hard to find or I dislike > >> what I see on the review for particular model. > >> Thank you for answering my question. > >> > >> Zoran > > > > I agree that a wiki would be ideal, but it would require active management. > > That's the real issue. > > > > It's also the reason wiki.FreeBSD.org would not be practical. I might be > > able to admin such a wiki, but I have no place to put it. But I'm retired, > > so I should have time. > > I would gladly host such a wiki on my freebsd vds. It would be perfect > though if it is not a php/perl/python/ruby-driven wiki =) > But I suspect there are not that many fans of lua/ansi c solutions, so > I guess I can tolerate php in a separate jail =) > > Best regards, Vladimir Zorin Sounds like Vladimir's further ahead, re hosting in a jail, so Kevin O, if you want to go ahead, sounds like Vladimitr can get you up faster than I can. I would suggest though, that whoever does it, we should try to co-operate with the predecessor compatibility lists such as http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ Probably all they really need adding is some "list by date last seen on sale in shops" function, + maybe some wiki function. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable.
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