RFC: Handbook Storage chapter RAID section removal

[Warren Block]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, Allan Jude wrote:

> On 2013-06-20 14:20, Warren Block wrote:
>> The Handbook Storage chapter has a section called RAID that describes
>> the use of ccd(4) and ataraid(4).
>>
>> ccd(4) is obsolete, having been replaced several times by newer
>> drivers. I think ataraid(4) has been supplanted by graid(8).
>>
>> So I propose to remove that RAID section entirely.  Yes, people may
>> still be using these devices.  But we should not be recommending them
>> to new users.
>>
>> If you have a reason that should not be done, speak now.
>
> Since gmirror and graid are already covered in the GEOM chapter, that
> probably makes sense. Organizationally, there seems to be a mix of where
> the information is. Should all of the GEOM stuff be in the Storage
> chapter, or should GEOM stuff like gbde and geli be moved from Storage
> to GEOM?

Long-term, I'd like to reorganize by subject and try to eliminate some 
of the duplication we have now.  Before that, it would be good to trim 
as much obsolete material as possible.