Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:37:46 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Time for a Network Handbook? Message-ID: <41B46EBA.6060907@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20041206121210.GA2166@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <20041205114254.GD23252@clan.nothing-going-on.org> <41B3617B.3080507@centtech.com> <20041206121210.GA2166@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2004-12-05 13:28, Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> wrote: > >>Nik Clayton wrote: >> >>>Anybody got any strong feelings about moving the existing "Network >>>Communication" <part> out of the Handbook, and using it to seed a new >>>FreeBSD Networking Handbook? >> >>What's the reasoning behind it? I like it in the Handbook personally - >>it fits with the rest of the book. > > > It moves us one step closer to the holy grail of a "handbook collection" > -- a collection of books that will cover more specific topics, i.e.: > > User's Handbook > Admin's Handbook > Programmer's Handbook > System Programmer's Handbook > Networking Handbook > > etc. :-) Ok - I like that idea - but I'd like to say that some work needs to be done on the "Documentation" page (http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html). From the main FreeBSD page, if you click on Documentation, it brings you to this page. I think the page isn't really too intuitive, and should be reorganized to make it a bit simpler to navigate. It's a small thing, but I've watched two people glance right down the page and miss ALL the handbooks already there, because it's under a heading called "Books" and they are thinking that means something you can buy at a bookstore. Also - I think it might be handy to have the 'Handbook' link on the main site then point to a 'Handbooks' page, that has all the handbooks on it, with a short paragraph underneath each one describing it's intent or contents. Just some thoughts.. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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