On Monday, October 26, 2015 03:40:04 PM James wrote: > Hello, > > > So working on my new (proposed) security architecture, I need to post > some diagrams to make the questions more precise. I'm thinking about a > combination of firewall+nat and a transparent bridge-filter to prevent even > sophisticated (DDos) attacks from being successful. I use the gmane > front end to gentoo-user, so I guess the best/simplest technology for > diagrams starts with the use of ascii_art ?
Most graphical mail clients don't display ascii_art correctly. > It'd be very cool to at least use something like 'dia' or even more (color) > robust drawing tools? Folks like to keep all the pertinent info in the mail > posting, but using additional resources to put up fancy graphics, would be a > keen addition to gentoo_user, imho? Maybe placing diagrams on a gentoo > manage resource or github? Personally, I don't care if people occasionally add a screenshot/drawing/whatever as attachment to emails if they are necessary to clarify the question and/or answer. > Last, I'd like to end up with a Full Office type of example (DNS, mail and > web servers and LAN). To eventually migrate the information to the gentoo > wiki; so if the graphics and diagrams are gentoo wiki compatible, that would > be great. I think most commonly used graphical formats are supported. > I'd like to end up with the least steps for this. Or at least a > set of well defined filters/scripts to convert what I post to gentoo-user > into an acceptable form (jpeg?) that is easily displayed on the Gentoo > wiki. Personally: JPEG or similar, high compression (not too much as to loose detail) and cropped to the minimal required. > Maybe something already exists? Maybe I should then file a bug to get wider > "buy-in" from the doc team? Ideas, discussion and examples are appreciated. I don't know if anything already exists. However, if it is highly specific, a wiki-page or similar might be an option where interested parties collaborate with an occasional posting to the mailing list with specific questions or requests for comments? -- Joost
