From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Apr 6 15:54:11 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4B9C37B404; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:54:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (c6.depaul-inst.pittsburgh.pa.us [192.168.1.6]) by pittgoth.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g36Ns6618160; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:54:06 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from darklogik@pittgoth.com) Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:02:04 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: Murray Stokely Cc: keramida@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splitting the Handbook? (was: [a couple of new doc PRs]) Message-Id: <20020406190204.21cad8a8.darklogik@pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <20020406231126.GP5732@freebsdmall.com> References: <20020404062954.6607E2E827@mail.freebsdmall.com> <20020406221709.GA1181@hades.hell.gr> <20020406231126.GP5732@freebsdmall.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.5) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:11:26 -0800 Murray Stokely wrote: Hands up from this end. The current handbook is very large, if it keeps growing (and come one everyone, we know it will) then eventually it shall become the ``big book noone likes to carry'' or some other hefty collection of information. A users section containing information on various things like: PPP for the end user Mail for the end user Installing FreeBSD (end users in mind) Configureing FreeBSD (again, end users) Ports Simple tasks Networking for the End User. And so on, each book should contain: Ports and packages installation System Installation and Configuration Rebuilding your Kernel Staying up to date *cutting edge* (some people may want this) And the back of these books (printed versions) and online listings should contain the information that is presented within, so that people know exactly what they are getting... I'll help in whatever way its needed, lets just stop talking and start doing! -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.FreeBSD.org -The Power To Serve www.Pittgoth.com -Pittgoth Discussion Portal trhodes@{Pittgoth.com, FreeBSD.org} PGP key by www: http://www.pittgoth.com/~darklogik/darklogik.key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message