There are a few places in the source tree where we list supported
architectures. Point people to a single place since we never remember
to update all the lists
version of PDF but would render more naturally when using Droid Sans
Fallback.
Note that we didn't used Noto Sans CJK because the current release
version of FOP does not support it well. We will need to revisit this
at a later time when FOP is updated.
- comparing 'Linux' vs 'FreeBSD' is comparing apples and fruit: one is
just the kernel and the other is a specific distribution.
- the license 'debate' is well covered elsewhere
- it still references CVS
- comparing the development style of '300 committers' vs 'going through
the maintainer' is a straw man and doesn't reflect how Linux works (or
how BSD works)
- the supported platforms list is old and incorrect
- the "Extensible Frameworks" section belongs elsewhere
- the 'security' section is a feature list, not a comparison and is
missing important features
etc.
Discussed with: mjg
it seems unlikely that users new to FreeBSD will want to do any of
- use a floppy
- use DOS
and even using a tape drive and printing aren't common first tasks
remove this section
If I understand correctly the build broke because the non-english articles
import from the english version of fbsd-from-scratch.
Remove the translated articles for the articles I removed in English
- move perks into a question rather than its own section
- stop directing people to email me directly and instead direct people
to email the liasion alias
- it references sysinstall, which is gone
- the scripts used to install the system use pkg_add not pkg
- and are rotted in other ways
- the limitations of sysinstall have been somewhat mitigated by
bsdinstall (which can install into a new directory)
- it warns of outdated stuff (acroread8 doesn't exist anymore)
- package building takes place on runnning system and not on poudriere
- many of the packages referenced don't exist or are vastly changed
- it incorrectly installs the base system
- and more
Discussed with: jmg, Daniel O'Connor, bjk
- laptops do not come with PCMCIA anymore
- laptops don't come with modems anymore
- APM is dead
- ACPI power management is in the handbook
- pccard is dead
Discussed with: jmg
- use pkg instead of directly installing from ports
- reduce references to old versions of gcc, and make the article more
future-proof
- now that we either have a modern version of gcc or clang in base / as
the package building compiler, the impact of binary perf is no longer
relevant.
really, this article should either move into the handbook or be removed.
- remove mail-loopback question. The answer directly quotes the sendmail FAQ,
and we don't need to be a secondary source for one-of-many sendmail specific
questions.
- migrate individual pages from 16 and 17 into the main page
- don't use the word 'absolute'
- make the "I want to help" stuff look nicer
quick review by jgh, discussed with allanjude
