Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:14:47 +0300 From: Cristian KLEIN <cristi@net.utcluj.ro> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Want to help with handbook Message-ID: <453E7437.1080300@net.utcluj.ro> In-Reply-To: <20061024133401.51158add.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> References: <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> <453D533F.9020301@FreeBSD.org> <453DC6CA.60304@net.utcluj.ro> <20061024133401.51158add.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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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.
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