J. Roeleveld <joost <at> antarean.org> writes: > > So working on my new (proposed) security architecture, I need to post > > some diagrams to make the questions more precise. so I guess > > diagrams start with the use of ascii_art ?
Gmane forces editing so posting text is more than quoted text.... > Most graphical mail clients don't display ascii_art correctly. Huh. So ascii art is out as an option? I do not like it anyway for network diagrams purposes... > > Maybe placing diagrams on a gentoo manage resource or github? > Personally, I don't care if people occasionally add a > screenshot/drawing/whatever as attachment to emails if they are necessary > to clarify the question and/or answer. OK, what is available and what can we test? There are lots of examples on the net [1,2] > > I'd like to end up with a Full Office type of example (DNS, mail > > and web servers and LAN). Here is the idea I like best [3]. Diagrams, with "keys" that popup or display the configuration of a particular component. These components can be building blocks like nat, or ssh enable by ip address or protocol for example. > > To eventually migrate the information to the gentoo > > wiki; so if the graphics and diagrams are gentoo wiki compatible . > I think most commonly used graphical formats are supported. huh. Are there gentoo wiki examples where diagrams are currently used? > > I'd like to end up with the least steps for this. > Personally: JPEG or similar, high compression (not too much as to loose > detail) and cropped to the minimal required. OK, so what tools/sequences/steps would somebody typically use to get a (jpeg) diagram posted to say the gentoo-temp-diagram-server-buffer ? What is the acceptable way to build gentoo wiki docs that have a mix of diagrams and texts? > I don't know if anything already exists. > However, if it is highly specific, a wiki-page or similar might be an > option where interested parties collaborate with an occasional posting > to the mailing list with specific questions or requests for comments? yes. Hopefully somebody knows of a public service or a web based service where we can experiment, then formulate a proposal to post to bgo? Ideas on how to do this, are most welcome? James [1] http://www.conceptdraw.com/examples/cloud-network-diagram [2] http://www.uml-diagrams.org/network-architecture-diagrams.html [3] http://packetpushers.net/how-to-draw-clear-l3-logical-network-diagrams/
