Bug 31785

Summary: FAQ addition: advanced topics
Product: Documentation Reporter: Michael W Lucas <mwlucas>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
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Description Michael W Lucas 2001-11-05 18:00:01 UTC 
People are always asking about how to learn more about FreeBSD's
internals, or for a book on FreeBSD internals.  Add an explicit answer
to this question.

How-To-Repeat: 
read -hackers, -questions, -stable...
Comment 1 Dima Dorfman 2001-11-07 14:34:27 UTC 
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org wrote:
> *** book.sgml-dist	Mon Nov  5 10:49:36 2001
> --- book.sgml	Mon Nov  5 12:54:41 2001
> ***************
> *** 11602,11607 ****
> --- 11602,11624 ----
>       <title>Advanced Topics</title>
>   
>       <qandaset>
> + 

This newline isn't necessary.

> +       <qandaentry>
> +         <question id="learn-advanced">
> +           <para>How can I learn more about FreeBSD's internals?</para>
> +         </question>
> + 
> +         <answer>
> +           <para>At this time, there is no book on FreeBSD-specific OS
> +             internals.  Much general UNIX knowledge is directly
> +             applicable to FreeBSD, however.  Additionally, there are
> +             BSD-specific books that are still relevant.</para>
> + 
> +           <para>For a list, please check the <link
> +             linkend="bibliography">FAQ bibliography</link>.</para>

Hmm, how about a link to the "Operating System Internals" section of
the Handbook Bibliography?  There's little in the above link that
would actually help the reader.
Comment 2 Michael W Lucas 2001-11-07 16:20:52 UTC 
On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 02:34:27PM +0000, Dima Dorfman wrote:
> Hmm, how about a link to the "Operating System Internals" section of
> the Handbook Bibliography?  There's little in the above link that
> would actually help the reader.

Yep, much better idea!  I recently reread the whole docproj, but still
don't have everything down, sorry.

See attached.

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Michael Lucas
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Comment 3 dd freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-11-07 16:34:10 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed, thanks!