Hi, > As I already stated I am new to NetBSD and therefore I am going > through the documentation, which btw helps a lot. > > As I try to follow it, sometimes I find some 'flaws' and would like to > inform the maintainer so he can sort it out (if possible) and make it > easier for newcomers like me. > > As an example, I am right now going through 'The pkgsrc guide'. In > chapter "4.1.2. Installing binary packages" you are told about the > command 'pkg_admin audit' but if you run it right after a clean > install (as I did) you will get an error. The solution is found later > on in chapter "4.1.5. Checking for security vulnerabilities in > installed packages" but newcomers might not get that far if they get > errors and get frustrated. > > If any maintainer reads this and thinks this useful I am willing to > report any other 'flaws' i find. I think the easiest way to do so is to write diffs and fill PRs for them. > If this is not the right place/list to say this, who can i contact? Might be that you have a look at netbsd-docs%netbsd.org@localhost, which is the documentation mailing list (though rather low-traffic). But perhaps better suited than -users. Btw: May I point you to the NetBSD hackathon from 10th to 14th August? The initial request is here: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2011/07/20/msg008557.html My goal is explicitly to address documentation, so you're welcome to take part. :) There will be an announcement mail the next few days (or, hopefully, hours). Anyway, if you don't have time for that specific date, I would be thankful if you send me suggestions what could be done in the hackathon. Regards, Julian
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