Bug 263334

Summary:	Remove NIS section from FreeBSD Handbook if no longer in use
Product:	Documentation	Reporter:	Pau Amma <pauamma>
Component:	Books & Articles	Assignee:	freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status:	Closed Not Accepted
Severity:	Affects Some People	CC:	lwhsu
Priority:	---
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any
URL:	https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/network-servers/#network-nis
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	263315

Description Pau Amma 2022-04-16 12:18:51 UTC

If removed, chase references to it in the FreeBSD Handbook and other documenntation.

Comment 1 Li-Wen Hsu freebsd_committer

2022-04-17 05:37:22 UTC

IMHO if it is still in the base, it's still good to have that in handbook. We can add a note of the newer and suggested alternatives.

Comment 2 Pau Amma 2022-04-18 00:20:24 UTC

(In reply to Li-Wen Hsu from comment #1)
Should I count that as a "counterproductive" survey answer for this item? (Email answer to all welcome in this case - easier for me to keep track of than piecemeal answers.)

Comment 3 Li-Wen Hsu freebsd_committer

2022-04-18 09:49:51 UTC

(In reply to PauAmma from comment #2)
I'm not sure what "counterproductive" means here? And is there a survey running currently?

BTW, my main point is, it is nice that the document covers all the things available in the system, if that's less-useful or in the processing of deprecating, we can add some information around the content, or moving to appendix.  Even the content is only useful to very few people, it's still worth to keep it, as long as it's already there and correct.  Of course it should not effect the readability so we can consider reorg the content.

Comment 4 Pau Amma 2022-04-18 20:56:02 UTC

(In reply to Li-Wen Hsu from comment #3)

There's a survey email, visible (if you haven't received it) at https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-announce/2022-April/000029.html and https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc/2022-April/001677.html. In that context, I mean "counterproductive" as "would make the whole FreeBSD Handbook less useful to some" (which removing NIS documentation definitely qualifies as if sites/people still use it).

Comment 5 Pau Amma 2022-05-17 22:13:32 UTC

(In reply to PauAmma from comment #4)
At least one user answered the survey stating they use it, so keeping there. Checking it's still correct will happen as part of bug 263340, so closing this.