From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 13 18:26:28 2005 Return-Path: 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 D52AB16A4CE for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 18:26:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org [198.22.63.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B69D43D7F for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 18:26:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: from bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org (mwlucas@localhost [127.0.0.1])j4DIQR2f083499 for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 14:26:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost)j4DIQR1f083498 for doc@freebsd.org; Fri, 13 May 2005 14:26:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mwlucas) Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 14:26:27 -0400 From: "Michael W. Lucas" To: doc@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050513182627.GA83476@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> References: <20050512185934.GA75352@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050512185934.GA75352@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-Score: (0) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 Subject: Re: Questions to kill in FAQ X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 18:26:28 -0000 I'll probably interpret silence as tacit acceptance at some point tomorrow. :-) On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 02:59:34PM -0400, Michael W. Lucas wrote: > > Folks, > > I've just (lightly) read the entire FAQ, and have noticed several > questions that IMHO are no longer Frequently Asked. > > IM(NS)HO, these should be deleted from the FAQ. > > I got brave and deleted the entry for the SCSI card that hasn't been > manufactured for 13 years, but as I found more and more I thought it > would make more sense to produce a list and solicit opinions before I > tread on somebody's pet question. :-) > > So, following is a list of NLAFs (No Longer a FAQ) that I think should > be either deleted entirely, or severely gutted. The question numbers > are against a current FAQ build. I suspect there are more, but these > are obvious. Comments? Opinions? > > ==ml > > 3.16 -- I believe that the 1024 limit no longer exists on modern FreeBSD? > > 5.2 -- So, some model of EISA SCSI card has trouble on some model of > HP Netserver. This has been in the FAQ for many years, and I > suspect it is now irrelevant. It is already useless, because we have > no idea what model this would be. :-) > > 5.9 -- NLAF? > > 6.1 -- FreeBSD Mall doesn't seem to offer the mentioned "Desktop > Edition." (I could lean forward and ask Murray, but Robert is > talking at the moment and that would be rude.) > > 6.2,6.4 -- Metrolink seems to be gone, and XiG doesn't appear to support FreeBSD > > 6.3 -- The answer seems to be "sorry, no longer available." > > 9.3 -- NLAF? > > 9.4 -- NLAF? > > 16.8 -- NLAF? > > 18.15 -- NLAF? > > 18.16 -- If we're axing 3.X in the FAQ, this whole Q&A needs > rewriting. I could make a stab at it from a pure grammar/math > perspective, but would prefer some input > from someone who actually works on the code. :-) > > -- > Michael W. Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org > http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ > > "The cloak of anonymity protects me from the nuisance of caring." -Non Sequiter > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Michael W. Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ "The cloak of anonymity protects me from the nuisance of caring." -Non Sequitur