Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:07:48 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> Cc: trhodes@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Want to help with handbook Message-ID: <20061024180748.4adc6f12.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <453E7437.1080300@net.utcluj.ro> References: <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> <453D533F.9020301@FreeBSD.org> <453DC6CA.60304@net.utcluj.ro> <20061024133401.51158add.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <453E7437.1080300@net.utcluj.ro>
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:14:47 +0300 Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> wrote: > Tom Rhodes wrote: > > 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" ? > > > > It means editing the REQUIRES, BEFORE in /etc/rc.d/ipfw. As far as I > know, it is not standard FreeBSD practice to do such things. Oh, we can do that if there is a dependency. I'll need to look into the matter further though. Is there an issue where one will fail to load if the previous does not? Thanks, -- Tom Rhodes
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