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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: Umm...
From:       "Jason P. Stanford" <jps3 () acs ! art ! lehigh ! edu>
Date:       2001-01-31 23:04:06
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  If it were of any interest, and if it meant I could get some
occasional help with setup and configs I would be willing to pitch
in and help compile a set of docs for OpenBSD over the coming months
and years.

  I have a very keen interest in working with some higher-level 
document authoring system (ie. LaTeX) that would enable easy
maintenance, portablility (ie. to PS, PDF, HTML, etc) and the like.
I figure that this type of thing *could* be dumped to a book
and printed later on if there were enough interest.

  Obviously some collaborative effort would be necessary. I have a
lot of experience with graphic design, web design, etc in addition
to my being a full-time unix geek.

  I have one "greedy" interest in that I would love to learn as
much as possible and have access to those knowledable with/about
OpenBSD. Since my job will in the next few years grow to be that
of system and network admin for a much larger and complicated
operation than is currently used, I would very much like to learn
as much as I can about OBSD to use for security, network apps,
etc. Helping with these docs I think would help me to this end.
Plus my hope would be to have easier access to those that can
help answer my questions later on when they arise.

Jason P. Stanford
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pa. 



----- Forwarded message from Steve Mynott <steve@tightrope.demon.co.uk> -----

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To: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>
Cc: Scott Packard <scott.packard@jpl.nasa.gov>, advocacy@openbsd.org
Subject: Re: Umm...
From: Steve Mynott <steve@tightrope.demon.co.uk>
Date: 31 Jan 2001 22:53:01 +0000

Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> writes:

> Bookstores like Borders want us to make a box-set, with a book inside
> too.
> 
> That means OpenBSD would cost more.  Because of volumes of production,
> we would probably do only a box-set then, not sell a seperate CD.  (If
> we sold a seperate CD, and bookstores sold a box set, they might
> consider that unfair).
> 
> It's complicated.  What would you guys like?

I would pay more for a CD set complete with printed manual pages.

But if its a choice between that or sticking with the current CD set
you should probably stick with what you have.

-- 
1024/D9C69DF9 steve mynott steve@tightrope.demon.co.uk

"there are two ways of constructing a software design: one way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the
other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
deficiencies." -- c. a. r. hoare


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