Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:34:01 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Want to help with handbook Message-ID: <20061024133401.51158add.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <453DC6CA.60304@net.utcluj.ro> References: <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> <453D533F.9020301@FreeBSD.org> <453DC6CA.60304@net.utcluj.ro>
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:54:50 +0300 Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> wrote: > Doug Barton wrote: > > Cristian KLEIN wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am sorry if I hit the wrong list, but there was to responsible person > >> listed in this page: > >> http://www1.ro.freebsd.org/docproj/current.html#handbooksection > >> > >> I would like to contribute to the firewall chapter of the FreeBSD > >> Handbook. Specifically, I would like to write about dummynet, > >> mixed-firewall environments (such as IPF + IPFW) and compiling firewalls > >> as modules. Also, I haven't found any evidence of DEVICE_POLLING and > >> LARGE_NAT. All this information is very common for "old" FreeBSD users, > >> but I feel that new users should find out about this information > >> directly from the handbook. > >> > >> I am not a native english speaker, but I think that once I have written > >> something, it should be easier to correct it, rather that start from > >> scratch. > >> > >> Please tell me whom I should contact. Please CC me, as I am not > >> subscribed to this list. > > > > No need to ask permission, just start writing. :) Once you think it's in > > shape to review, post a URL with the files to this list. Once it's in > > shape to submit, you can send it with send-pr, or perhaps someone will > > offer to commit it directly. > > Thanks. I was also interested whether these topics are of value to the > handbook. Some of the above-mentioned things are close to "hacking". For > example, I like to swap ipfw and ipnat in /etc/rc.d/*. Should this be > mentioned in the handbook too? Really depends on what you mean by "swap" ? -- Tom Rhodes
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