From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 24 17:34:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A86B16A415; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:34:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pittgoth.com (ns1.pittgoth.com [216.38.206.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D110943D46; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:34:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (ip70-177-190-239.dc.dc.cox.net [70.177.190.239]) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9OHY4US057226 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:34:05 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:34:01 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: Cristian KLEIN 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> Organization: The FreeBSD Project X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Want to help with handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:34:07 -0000 On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:54:50 +0300 Cristian KLEIN 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