From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 11 17:18:45 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8BCE106564A for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:18:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from smtp6-g21.free.fr (smtp6-g21.free.fr [212.27.42.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F166B8FC0A for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:18:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from emphyrio.blackend.org (unknown [88.179.1.53]) by smtp6-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1E3E822C0; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:18:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from emphyrio.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by emphyrio.blackend.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p5BHJmIc001954; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:19:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc@emphyrio.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by emphyrio.blackend.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p5BHJmZq001953; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:19:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:19:47 +0200 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Eitan Adler Message-ID: <20110611171947.GA1815@emphyrio.blackend.org> References: <20110602084946.GA1592@emphyrio.blackend.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Add some more wireless documentation X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:18:45 -0000 On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 10:21:25AM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote: > > When it comes to some specific wireless things and ifconfig(8) content > > it's always a good thing to find a developer involved in that domain to > > check your patches. > > Is http://www.mavetju.org/mail/view_message.php?list=freebsd-wireless&id=3323058&thread=no > sufficient? Should be. > Also could you comment on the structure? Is the SGML correct and such? > > > Regarding the Handbook changes, does it worth to add them?  I mean a > > pointer to the ifconfig(8) manual page may be a better solution and just > > mention the ones that appear in the command outputs displayed in that > > chapter. > > I was thinking the reverse solution might be better. The man page could > include a brief description and/or point people to the handbook which has > a more complete explanation. > I wasn't clear, the Handbook should describe most common flags or simply the ones that most of people can understand without being a wifi expert, and the flags we have to look at to set up a working wifi connection. -- Marc