Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:07:32 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Kal Torak <kaltorak@quake.com.au>, FreeBSD-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Security Level in Sysinstall Message-ID: <15014.52548.792343.819247@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20010307235635.A3F0F3E09@bazooka.unixfreak.org> References: <20010307154408.A45006@mollari.cthul.hu> <20010307235635.A3F0F3E09@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> types: > Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> writes: > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 05:41:50PM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > > > Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> types: > > > > I've submitted a PR (25537) to get something like that added to > > > > sysinstall's help system (pressing "F1"), but noone's looked at it yet > > > > :-/. It answers this question and possibly many others that have come > > > > up in the last few weeks. > > > I was thinking about bundling it up as a FAQ entry - would that still > > > be useful? Do we want a place unconnected with the code documenting it? > > Certainly can't hurt for post-install reference. Jordan was also > > talking about documenting it in sysinstall. > > Sysinstall seems like the logical place for it. It's much easier to > push "F1" than to go searching through the FAQ for it. Also, remember > that some people don't have more than one computer, and thus can't > access the web-based documentation while they're in sysinstall; > they've probably printed the installation instructions from the > handbook, but how many people print the entire FAQ (it's over 10000 > lines in SGML; I imagine it's at least half of that rendered) before > they proceed to install FreeBSD? > > That said, an FAQ entry still can't hurt. I don't know if it should > use the same text as the sysinstall help (if that goes in). Mike, do > you want to do it, or should I (if you do, at least look at the PR for > ideas of what to put there). > Yup - if you want to figure out what you did during the install, the FAQ seems like a more logical place to look than sysinstall. At least to me. It might make sense to recommend checking sysinstall as a possibly more up-to-date source of info as well. Well, I'm always willing to let someone else do work if they're willing. If you want me to do it, could you provide a URL for the PR again? <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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