Allen wrote:
I wrote this quite a while ago and I've posted it to the docs list before and
it got a good repsonce, but I've seen a couple install questions on here so
I'm going to link to it again for this list. I don't think there is an easier
to follow installer help anywhere. Not arrogance, but I did do very well with
it in making it easy as crap to install:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=259335
You don't have to sign up to read this.
-Allen
I dont want this to sound like a flame, though it will probably come
across that way. But there are many typographical errors in your "howto"
and also many misconceptions that could cause newbies to be confused. I
found myself getting confused and I've been using FreeBSD for years.
Heres a few notable portions:
A) FreeBSD 5.0 is very old, and was never a production release, I
noticed you wrote your howto in 2002, so I'll let that one slide.
B) Using words like "Hit enter twice" "down" "up" "right" etc.. will
confuse people. you're better of saying something along the lines of.
"Scroll down to 'foo'" etc.
C) You make a reference to X86, I assume you mean "XFree86"
Overall is gives a pretty basic description of the procedure, however
you should reference the freebsd handbook
(http://www.freebsd.org/handbook) for more information on certain sections.
Now, heres where its gets raunchy, I read further in the post, and you
are making reference to security on freebsd. If you actually read the
advisories, you will notice 9 times out of 10 they are applications on
the base system, generally not exploitable remotely. Also, You have to
remember that freebsd base and kernel are developed together, I'll find
you'll be hard to find a freebsd 'kernel' exploit. Oh, just noticed, you
said:
User B on the other hand is running Free BSD, and has no idea how to
update it. SSH was installed and running by default, and the user
doesn't know how to use upgrade_pkg.
What is "upgrade_pkg?" I think you mean portupgrade.
Overall, my rant is just the fact I dont think you are in a position to
be judging security of an OS without knowing the OS. Its apparent that
you do not. I'm not going to comment on the accuracy of your slackware
experience, I think I read that you've been using it for 2 years? Good
luck on your future writing, I hope that I didnt come across to strong
on this post, But it is what it is.
Regards,
Frank
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