Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:43:05 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: murray.stokely@gmail.com, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, matt@ixsystems.com Subject: Re: PC-BSD Handbook Message-ID: <20070917114305.69df3e1c.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20070917141038.GF2003@zaphod.nitro.dk> References: <474078f80709140106u1e1efb71n2f75b65940886f7c@mail.gmail.com> <20070917141038.GF2003@zaphod.nitro.dk>
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:10:39 +0200 "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 2007.09.14 10:06:35 +0200, Murray Stokely wrote: > > > I would prefer to check in something into > > doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/pc-bsd-handbook. The SGML files there would > > occasionally include chapters from ../handbook. The most important > > two chapters that we need are a new Chapter 1 : Introduction, and a > > new Chapter 2 : Installation. The next most important chapter to > > write is on Ports and Packages. Once those three chapters are > > written, we can put together a useful Handbook specifically for PC-BSD > > users that can help raise the profile of PC-BSD. The PC-BSD > > introduction chapter could in turn be added as an appendix to the main > > Handbook. > > > > I think we should do this inside the normal FreeBSD Doc Project > > framework to raise awareness and produce closer ties between people > > working on PC-BSD and the base FreeBSD. > > > > Thoughts or concerns about this? > > I don't see any big problems with doing it this way as long as it's > clear that what is being documented. > > The only problem I can think of right now is related to what people > find if they search on the FreeBSD web site and end up with PC-BSD > stuff. > That we would have to be careful with. I've just installed PC-BSD on an extra laptop here and will be letting my ex play with it. Even she seems to understand how to use it so I'm impressed. :) Now to remember/figure out how to get install screen shots. :) -- Tom Rhodes
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