The 3rd Edition FreeBSD Handbook will be published in two volumes, each over 400 pages. Volume I (User Guide) will cover the basics, while Volume II (Administrator's Guide) will cover system administration and more advanced topics.
If you would like to get involved with the production of this edition, please send email to the -doc mailing list. Thanks!
| Task | Responsible | Last updated | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add a type attribute to localhost URLs so that these can be omitted from the printed output. | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Add <colspecs> to tables as necessary to enhance the print output. | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Remove all ASCII artwork | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Update chapter on using modern versions of GNOME | Joe Marcus Clarke | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Fix cross-referencing tags to look better in the print output. | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Standardize spelling of technical terms | Tom Rhodes | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Make sure all filenames, commands, applications, hostnames, etc are marked up properly | Marc Fonvieille | May 18, 2003 | Not Started |
| Update appendix of contributing authors. | Chern Lee | May 18, 2003 | Not Started |
| Update PPP/SLIP chapter | Tom Rhodes | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Clean up the IPSec section | Hiten Pandya | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Add simple illustrations at the beginning of each Part. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Add admonition graphics for Note, Caution, Warning, Tip. | Hiroki Sato | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Design the cover. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Update content in introduction chapter for post 5.0 world. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Make front matter look better | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Review the book for grammatical errors. | Everyone! | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Implement automated spellchecker for entire Handbook. Chern wrote some Tcl scripts and posted them to doc@ around the time of the second edition work. This could be a starting point. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Make sure all section titles are capitalized properly | Ceri Davies | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Remove gratuitous Q/A sections in favor of more formal text. (see the end of the ports/packages chapter) | Tom Rhodes | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Add more information about ACPI. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Add information about Kerberos5 and adjust Kerberos4 information accordingly. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Update Preface. | Murray Stokely | May 18, 2003 | In Progress |
| Write Foreword. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Update bibliography with newer editions, etc. | Ceri Davies | May 18, 2003 | Not Started |
| Add more indexterms throughout the book. Reorganize some existing indexterms. See the "make indexcheck" functionality for help finding areas of the book where indexterms are sparse. | May 18, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Write an introduction for the Serial Communications chapter (note the big "XXX - Write me!" comment). The current Synopsis can probably be adapted for this. | May 19, 2003 | Not Started | |
| The Mini-Cartridge section in the disks chapter still needs to be written. | May 22, 2003 | Not Started | |
| Add information about network configuration to the install chapter. | Tom Rhodes | May 18, 2003 | Not Started |
| Add some documentation on cron(8). | Tom Rhodes | May 18, 2003 | Done |
| Send everything to the printer. | Murray Stokely | Not Started |