Arran Cudbard-Bell wrote:
No, the man pages are just fine. The problem here is the documentation often assumes a knowledge of the protocol / supporting RFCs. Either people are too stupid/ lazy to go out and find the information themselves, or they've lost the basic ability to learn things without being spoon-fed.
I don't expect people to understand every RADIUS detail. I *do* expect people to be able to read things... when told what to read. I've given up expecting the complainers to contribute anything. There's a *strong* correlation between people who complain, and people who don't contribute. The people who *do* contribute say things like "this thing annoyed me, so here's the fix." I'll take that any day over empty complaints.
This guys crappy attitude aside, the wiki could use a bit of an overhaul. All the 1.* stuff needs stripping out or marking as such, because it's getting confusing.
Ubuntu managed to ship 8.04 (LTS) with 1.1.7. This means that 1.1.7 will be included in Ubuntu 8.04 for the next 3 years.
Could each take a few sections? It's a bit much for one person to tackle by themselves.
I'm going to put the ~200 pages of my book up on deployingradius.com. I'll post an announcement later this week. Alan DeKok.