[Bug 269621] Misconceptions surrounding /proc (procfs)

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Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:52:50 UTC 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=269621

            Bug ID: 269621
           Summary: Misconceptions surrounding /proc (procfs)
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Books & Articles
          Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: grahamperrin@freebsd.org

<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/desktop/#kde-configuration> begins: 

> KDE Plasma requires /proc to be mounted. …

This is no longer true. From
<https://community.kde.org/index.php?title=FreeBSD%2FSetup&type=revision&diff=93266&oldid=91673>
(2021-10-09): 

> We're advised that KDE software should – already – use libprocstat
> or another FreeBSD API; that proc is no longer a requirement.

Origin of the advice:
<https://matrix.to/#/!KYWCpFvqYdeGYJdkxS:libera.chat/$msuX8-alUD_8V6UoUN1pyq-7DMFsMOdIu6DbLXRePjU?via=libera.chat&via=matrix.org>.

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