The FreeBSD Handbook is currently being prepared for publication. This second edition of the Handbook will be fully indexed, use proper diagrams instead of ASCII artwork, and have nearly twice the content of the 1st edition.
There is still a ton of work that needs to be done before September 15th, when the Handbook is scheduled to go off to the presses. If you feel like you can contribute to anything listed below or to any other enhancements you feel the Handbook needs, then please contact the -doc list.
| Task | Responsible | Last updated | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create proposal for Wind River management | Murray | May 17, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a section on headless installs | Val | May 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a section on installing and using XDM | Seth | May 23, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add section 4.3 on "Using the Packages System". | Chern | June 15, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Fix index generation infrastructure in doc.docbook.mk | Nik | June 19, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a section on installing and using XFree86 4.x | Chris Shumway | July 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a section on installing and using KDE, Gnome, etc. | Val | June, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a section about amd | Wylie, Val | May 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add a chapter about configuration and tuning of FreeBSD | Chern, Murray | July 10, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Replace ASCII art with proper figures (17.2.2, 17.6.3, etc..) | Chern | July 11, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Add index entries to Chapters 1-2 | Murray | June 24, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 3-4 | Val | July 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 5-6 | Val | July 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 7-8 | Val | June 19, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 9-10 | Murray | June 24, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 11-12 | Murray | June 30, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapter 13 | Val | July 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapter 14-15 | Murray | June 30, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add index entries to Chapters 21-22 | Val | July 20, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Fix cross-referencing tags to look better in the print output. | Murray | July 20, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Add a tuneable knob to remove PGP keys in print output | Murray | July 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Clear up copyright issues | Nik, Murray, Foundation | August 18, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Enclose author attributions in proper tag | Murray, Chern | August 18, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Standardize spelling of technical terms | Murray, Chern | July 20, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Make sure all filenames, commands, applications, hostnames, etc are marked up properly | Murray, Chern | July 20, 2001 | &inprogress; | ||
| Write collateattributions.pl script to generate a appendix full of contributing authors. | Chern | August 8, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Fix index entries that show up as ??? | Chern | August 6, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Rewrite most of the X11 chapter and get rid of all of Greg Lehey's original content. | -Murray, Nik, Others | +Murray, Nik, Chris Shumway, Others | July 20, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; |
| Update PPP/SLIP chapter | Brian Somers | August 18, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Update Serial chapter | Murray | August 18, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Get rid of Appendix F | Murray | July 13 | &done; | ||
| Move out-of-scope chapters into Developer's Handbook | Murray | July 19 | &done; | ||
| Enhance chapter header print output in stylesheets. | Murray | July 19 | &done; | ||
| Setup a WRS Perforce server for the last phase of editing | Murray | August 11, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Add simple illustrations at the beginning of each Part. | Michelle / WRS Art | August 18, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Add admonition graphics for Note, Caution, Warning, Tip. | Michelle / WRS Art | August 23, 2001 | &inprogress; | ||
| Design the cover. | -Ellen / WRS Art | +Michelle / WRS Art | August 23, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; |
| Rewrite Install chapter with sysinstall screenshots, etc from Randy Pratt's install guide. | Randy Pratt, Murray, Nik | August 18, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Update and add more content to Introduction chapter. | rope jkh into it | July 20, 2001 | ¬started; | ||
| Rewrite "synopsis" sections to 'standard' (see the sound chapter for a sample). | Murray, Nik, Chern, Val | August 18, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Add more content to backups chapter | July 20, 2001 | -¬started; | +&done; | ||
| Mark up bibliography properly | Val | August 7, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Integrate new bibliography framework | August 7, 2001 | ¬started; | |||
| Write colophon | Murray | August 23, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Make front matter look better | Murray | August 2, 2001 | -&inprogress; | +&done; | |
| Review the book for grammatical errors. | Jim, Chern, John Murphy, Everyone! | August 5, 2001 | &inprogress; | ||
| Finish DocBook Speller's dictionary and setup nightly cronjob to spell check the Handbook's new additions. | Chern | August 6, 2001 | &inprogress; | ||
| Add a section on inetd in Advanced Networking. | Chern | August 8, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Make sure all section titles are capitalized properly | Chern | August 13, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Remove gratuitous Q/A sections in favor of more formal text. | August 7, 2001 | ¬started; | |||
| Write Preface. | Murray | August 23, 2001 | &done; | ||
| Write Foreword. | Jordan | August 23, 2001 | &inprogress; | ||
| Decide what to do with "Contributing to FreeBSD" chapter. | Murray, Nik | August 23, 2001 | -¬started; | +&done; | |
| Update bibliography with newer editions, etc. | August 23, 2001 | ¬started; | |||
| Add more indexterms throughout the book. Reorganize some existing indexterms. | August 23, 2001 | ¬started; | |||
| Add information about network configuration to the install chapter. | Probably Nik | ¬started; |