Re: Manual updates

2007-03-12 Thread RW
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:35:42 -0700 (PDT) Paulette McGee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) Update ports > 1a) CVS > 2b) portsnap > 2) Build INDEX (depends on the tool; identify tools). > Also what are the pro's and con's of obtaining the > index from the methods listed below. > 2a) "make index" >

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-12 Thread Paulette McGee
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/03/07, Paulette McGee > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the > > > manual/handbook is not great in detail, > > > > (understatement), and I see

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-12 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:12:54PM -, Andy Kendall wrote: > As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in detail, > (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for a lot > of help. > > In my opinion it relies on far too high a plateau of knowledge

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11/03/07, Paulette McGee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the > manual/handbook is not great in detail, > > (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this > questions list for a lot > > of help. > > what's miss

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread DAve
Wojciech Puchar wrote: As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in detail, (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for a lot of help. what's missing? i think it's quite detailed I started with Linux years ago. I tried several versions and o

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread Paulette McGee
--- Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > Hello Wojciech, > > Yes, the handbook is quite detailed; however there > are > > somethings missing. Not to start a flame war; > these > > are just a few thoughts and they are in my humble > > opinion. > > > > why you don't write such part

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Hello Wojciech, Yes, the handbook is quite detailed; however there are somethings missing. Not to start a flame war; these are just a few thoughts and they are in my humble opinion. why you don't write such part and fixes? i am sure it will be included in new releases if you only post them

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread Paulette McGee
--- Wojciech Puchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the > manual/handbook is not great in detail, > > (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this > questions list for a lot > > of help. > > what's missing? i think it's quite detailed > _

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread Wojciech Puchar
As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in detail, (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for a lot of help. what's missing? i think it's quite detailed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread dex
On 3/11/07, Andy Kendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in detail, (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for a lot of help. In my opinion it relies on far too high a plateau of knowledge by it's readers to b

Manual updates

2007-03-11 Thread Andy Kendall
As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in detail, (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for a lot of help. In my opinion it relies on far too high a plateau of knowledge by it's readers to be of initial use. Am I really that thick or does any