On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 21:42 -0800, tuxxer wrote: > > > > 3. You have a section on disabling/locking user accounts, but don't > > mention that some of these users are not installed unless the packages > > that use them (e.g. mysql-server, httpd) are installed. It's probably > > worth a small section (or at least a <para>) to talk about package > > selection during installation. > > Not a bad idea. I thought that this should be something more for the > Installation Guide, but I think that is still in progress. But I might > be able to mention something here and then reference the Install Guide > for more detail or something. The Installation Guide text is fairly broad-brush, because it just explains the options presented in the installer. This is the Package Selection text: http://www.se.clara.net/fedora/fedora-install-guide-en/ch- packageselection.html The needs of the advanced user who requires details about the mechanics of Fedora/Linux have to be balanced somehow against the need of the new user for something they can step through without being overloaded with too much information in a single dose. I think that we all hit this problem... The best solution that I could think of was to keep the text of the main Installation Guide as self-contained and focused as possible, and punt systems details to an (unwritten) chapter or appendix that can be read after the installation has been completed. I'm not sure what the right format for this would be - perhaps a kind of "Anatomy of Fedora" chapter with one section per item, each section centred around an element of the graphical interface (so that the reader has some reference point), with the text as jargon-free as possible, a nod to the appropriate command-line utility and a link to a document that provides full details. E.g. the SELinux section would talk about SELinux referencing the system-config-securitylevel utility with a link at the end to the SELinux FAQ. Along the same lines, the section on accounts would differentiate between user accounts, the root account, and system accounts.
