firewall section of handbook

[fbsd_user]

As the originator of the work, I don't care any longer about the
wording in the firewall section. My stuff contains all the technical
details which has been missing from the handbook for an very long
time. All I am interested in is finding someone who will take my
source and prepare it for publication / replacing the current
firewall section. Hassling over wording is not as important as
getting the details and examples published in the handbook. I am
ready to pass on the source to who ever will see this through to the
end. Looking for powerful ramrod type of person who once they bite
into the project will not let go until it's completed.

Is that you????  Is there any one on the doc list who has the time
and commitment to take on this publishing project??


By time this is ready for inclusion in the handbook I may have the
rough draft of the pf firewall stuff written so it can be included
also.


Let me know if you have the right stuff to take control of the
project and see it all the way through. As I stated before, I have
work related deadlines and projects which do not leave me time to
work my way through the process of peer review and revisions to the
text. It's much easier to publish, than create the original
technical info. I have done my part, now it's someone else's turn to
complete the publishing process. That's why I turned to the doc
mailing list to solicit help in completing the project. I leave it
in your hands to follow through or drop it here.

Joe


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hukins [mailto:tom at FreeBSD.org]
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 6:24 PM
To: Matthew McGraw
Cc: fbsd_user at a1poweruser.com; freebsd-doc at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: firewall section of handbook

On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 02:41:05PM -0700, Matthew McGraw wrote:
>
> i have volunteered my services as an editor/proofreader to the
group
> so i read your docs with that in mind.  attached to this email,
> please find a word (.doc) document reflecting some edits to your
> work.

Open source developers typically use diff(1) for this type of work,
not poorly documented proprietry document formats.

Don't take this the wrong way:  any effort to improve FreeBSD is
greatly appreciated, but it helps to learn the ropes first:
http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/index.html

> i hope this is seen as helpful and not as an insult to your work.

You didn't attach your work to the message you sent, but we tend to
view discussion as helpful, not insulting.

Thanks,
Tom