On Jan 4, 2018 9:27 AM, Lea Chescotta <lea.chesco...@protonmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Andreas! Personally I really like the idea, i used Arch Linux for > several years and i always liked way the Arch Wiki was always updated > and containing a lot of useful data, that (i know) it's always > available in the manual pages with a lot of more useful data, > but i think it's useful to have like a brief description and usage of > the system and tools that one can then complement with the manual > pages if needed. > > I writed a lot of small text files that i use for different tasks, > from video conversion and edition with ffmpeg, to system administration > of different operating systems, including OpenBSD that is the system > Im using in my personal computer for the last couple of months and that > I really love. > > If you want i can share with you the text files relevant to the > installation and usage of OpenBSD that i had for personal use for you > to see if something in them is suitable for your endeavour, they cover > installation and updating processes, mainly for the stable branch that > I installed and maintain in my computer, even the installation in an > full encrypted disk, and basic setup of the environment and tools usage. > > Thanks for the initiative! > > > > > > >-------- Original Message -------- > >Subject: Re: Community-driven OpenBSD tutorials wiki? > >Local Time: January 4, 2018 11:50 AM > >UTC Time: January 4, 2018 2:50 PM > >From: n...@nawi.is > >To: Andreas Thulin <andreasthu...@gmail.com> > >misc@openbsd.org <misc@openbsd.org> > > > >Hello ! > > > >No need for flame or complain or something. > > > >What I can remember, there is a German wiki at http://wiki.bsdforen.de > >and posts at http://bsdnow.tv booth are not up to date. And, what you > >find using your prefered search engine. But OpenBSD only - extreme > >seldom. > > > >If it is useful for YOU and, YOU want it - do it. > > > >IMHO I would start it, provide maybe here a table of contents if you > >didn't start already something and, I would call for / handle that off > >list. > > > >Regards, > > > >Christoph > > > > > > > >>Hi all! > >>Thought I'd create an OpenBSD wiki somewhere, where anyone (especially > >>non-developers like myself) could create and edit tutorials for stuff > >>non-developers like myself would find useful. I find that sometimes > >>existing tutorials become outdated, and was thinking that a wiki would > >>make > >>updates easier. > >>Before I go and create anything - are there already a place similar to > >>what > >>I'm describing, where I could get myself involved? (I'm too junior to > >>start > >>suggesting changes and updates to the docs on OpenBSD.org, and I'm not > >>sure > >>they should be used for what I want to achieve.) > >>I know this comes out as yet another "let's start another project no > >>one is > >>asking for", but please be gentle with flaming me - I honestly want to > >>contribute to the community to the extent of my abilities. > >>Cheers, > >>Andreas > >> > > >
I feel that the FAQ section covers 90% of use cases fairly well. I would recommend focusing on the more in depth issues that aren't. However I do like the idea.
