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. | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Add <colspecs> to tables as necessary to enhance the print output. | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Remove all ASCII artwork | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Update chapter on using modern versions of GNOME | &a.marcus; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Fix cross-referencing tags to look better in the print output. | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Standardize spelling of technical terms | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Make sure all filenames, commands, applications, hostnames, etc are marked up properly | &a.blackend; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Update appendix of contributing authors. | &a.chern; | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | |
| Update PPP/SLIP chapter | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Clean up the IPSec section | &a.hmp; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Add simple illustrations at the beginning of each Part. | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | ||
| Add admonition graphics for Note, Caution, Warning, Tip. | &a.hrs; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Design the cover. | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | ||
| Update content in introduction chapter for post 5.0 world. | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | ||
| Make front matter look better | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Review the book for grammatical errors. | Everyone! | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| 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 | ¬started; | ||
| Make sure all section titles are capitalized properly | &a.ceri; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Remove gratuitous Q/A sections in favor of more formal text. (see the end of the ports/packages chapter) | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Add more information about ACPI. | -+ | &a.brueffer; | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; |
| Add information about Kerberos5 and adjust Kerberos4 information accordingly. | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Update Preface. | &a.murray; | May 18, 2003 | &inprogress; | |
| Write Foreword. | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | ||
| Update bibliography with newer editions, etc. | &a.ceri; | May 18, 2003 | ¬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 | ¬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 | ¬started; | ||
| The Mini-Cartridge section in the disks chapter still needs to be written. | May 22, 2003 | ¬started; | ||
| Add information about network configuration to the install chapter. | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | ¬started; | |
| Add some documentation on cron(8). | &a.trhodes; | May 18, 2003 | &done; | |
| Send everything to the printer. | &a.murray; | ¬started; |