From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Apr 6 18:43: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mao.stokely.org (mao.stokely.org [65.84.64.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D5CC37B400; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:41:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by mao.stokely.org (Postfix, from userid 2074) id 142314B669; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:41:33 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:41:33 -0800 From: murray@stokely.org To: Tom Rhodes Cc: keramida@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splitting the Handbook? (was: [a couple of new doc PRs]) Message-ID: <20020407024133.GB8008@freebsdmall.com> References: <20020404062954.6607E2E827@mail.freebsdmall.com> <20020406221709.GA1181@hades.hell.gr> <20020406231126.GP5732@freebsdmall.com> <20020406190204.21cad8a8.darklogik@pittgoth.com> <20020407001148.GA8008@freebsdmall.com> <20020406200938.23dd2ef4.darklogik@pittgoth.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020406200938.23dd2ef4.darklogik@pittgoth.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/0E451F7D X-GPG-Key-Fingerprint: E2CA 411D DD44 53FD BB4B 3CB5 B4D7 10A2 0E45 1F7D 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, Apr 06, 2002 at 08:09:38PM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > Each book needs to have a preface, table of contents, and > > introduction, to describe the material contained therein. > > You are correct, this information should be in the front, but I feel > strongly that some information should be on the back. I know that i'm > talking of printed versions, and not online versions, and most people > will agree that the back description is of importance also. I usually > read that part ;) Yes, the previous two printed English versions of the Handbook have contained extensive information on the back cover, and I'm sure any future versions will as well. If you are not happy with the text on the back cover of the 2nd edition, please be more specific. - Murray To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message