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
- 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
- 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- it warns of outdated stuff (acroread8 doesn't exist anymore)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.
Finish the job of r45149 and remove reference to now undocumented 'better
features' of CVS.
Remove note about difference between location of www repo between CVS
and SVN: we switched long enough ago now that it doesn't matter.
Remove additional comparisons to CVS which likely don't matter to committers
anymore.
Add a bit about how to request and apply merge to the ports' quarterly branches.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2006
Approved by: wblock
Sponsored by: Absolight
Changes per Committer's Guide:
- List myself as a committer
- Add my GPG public key
- Add my author entity
- Add a news entry
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1560
Approved by: flo (mentor)
