Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 10:15:25 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Advocacy Message-ID: <19990402221601.IZOP5454377.mta1-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <37053C70.A99BEB29@uswest.net>
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On 2 Apr 99, at 13:53, Nocturne wrote: > The thing that made installing FreeBSD easier for me was having a > printed walk through (from Greg's book) at my side. Online docks are > good, but they're a little hard to get at in the middle of an install. > Perhaps a shorter version of TCF included with every CD set might be a > good idea? Something that doesn't explain what you're doing, just tells > you what to do to get a working install. The explanations can come later. I know my first install would have been much easier had I had Greg's book. > This is something that I could actually work on, so here I go: > > FreeBSD Installation Guide Project > > We need: > Web space for a home site and a person (or two) to make the pages. I can give you webspace. > People with working knowledge of how to setup a basic LAN (NAT, > routed/gated, DNS, ipfw, ppp) to work with dialup or DSL/cable. > Proof-readers to make sure the information has as few knowledge > pre-requisites as possible. All of this is already in The FreeBSD Diary. Have a look and see if it's up to scratch. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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