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 + ommitted from the printed output. | +Murray | +May 18, 2003 | +&done; | +
| Add <colspecs> to tables as necessary to enhance the print output. | +Murray | +May 18, 2003 | +&inprogress; | +
| Remove all ASCII artwork | +Murray | +May 18, 2003 | +&done; | +
| Update chapter on using modern versions of GNOME | +Joe Marcus | +May 18, 2003 | +&done; | +
| Fix cross-referencing tags to look better in the print + output. | +Murray | +May 18, 2003 | +&inprogress; | +
| Standardize spelling of technical terms | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +&inprogress; | +
| Make sure all filenames, commands, applications, hostnames, etc + are marked up properly | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +¬started; | +
| Update appendix of contributing authors. | +Chern | +May 18, 2003 | +¬started;; | +
| Update PPP/SLIP chapter | +Tom Rhodes | +May 18, 2003 | +&inprogress; | +
| Clean up the IPSec section | +Hiten Pandya | +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. | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +¬started; | +
| 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 | +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 | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +¬started; | +
| Remove gratuitous Q/A sections in favor of more formal + text. (see the end of the ports/packages chapter) | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +¬started; | +
| Update Preface. | +Murray | +May 18, 2003 | +&inprogress; | +
| Write Foreword. | ++ | May 18, 2003 | +¬started; | +
| Update bibliography with newer editions, etc. | ++ | 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; | +
| Add information about network configuration to the install chapter. | ++ | + | ¬started; | +
| Send everything to the printer. | +Murray | ++ | &done; | +