From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 14:20:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0CE61065679 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:20:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DS@praxisvermittlung24.de) Received: from mail.sw-sec.de (mail.sw-sec.de [212.204.60.86]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AF458FC14 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:20:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DS@praxisvermittlung24.de) Received: from [192.168.2.105] ([93.216.140.90]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.sw-sec.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id mAKDnQUT014767 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:49:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from DS@praxisvermittlung24.de) Message-ID: <49256AE4.3030604@praxisvermittlung24.de> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:49:24 +0100 From: Daniel Seuffert Organization: Seuffert & Waidmann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: doc@freebsd.org References: <491E9A3E.2070201@a1poweruser.com> <492544FC.9090504@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <492544FC.9090504@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Add a Splash Screen Section to the Handbook? X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: DS@praxisvermittlung24.de List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:20:12 -0000 Gabor PALI wrote: > Dear members, > > > A few days ago we received a generous contribution from Joseph J. > Barbish on using splash screens in FreeBSD [1]. Initially, it started > as a fix for the FAQ, but after I suggested Joe to insert the > descriptive part of his work into the Handbook, he offered an entire > section for referencing from the FAQ. > > He recommended to put this section into Chapter 3 ("UNIX Basics"), but I > would like to receive some comments on this before I start to integrate > it into that chapter. (Do you think it is needed, if yes, it is a good > place for that and so on.) Of course, after it has been moved to the > Handbook, it would shorten the corresponding FAQ entry to contain only > the necessary references and to avoid unnecessary duplication of the > content. > > > Thank you for your comments in advance. Dear Gabor, thank you and Joseph for your work! Please go for it, a lot of desktop users want it. Chapter 3 seems appropriate for me. Wouldn't it be nice to have some FreeBSD specific splash screens in the artwork section or elsewhere and you mention it in your section? Maybe it would be good idea to ask on advocacy for proposals? Best regards, Daniel