Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:20:37 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20061205162037.GO73470@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20061205161425.GD3357@kobe.laptop> References: <200612041443.kB4EhpBG035838@repoman.freebsd.org> <4574A587.3050903@FreeBSD.org> <20061205135214.K72517@woozle.rinet.ru> <20061205152056.GM73470@submonkey.net> <20061205161425.GD3357@kobe.laptop>
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On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 06:14:25PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2006-12-05 15:20, Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> wrote:
> >On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 01:53:54PM +0300, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:
> >> --- books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml 4 Dec 2006 14:43:50 -0000 1.338
> >> +++ books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml 5 Dec 2006 10:53:35 -0000
> >> @@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@
> >>
> >> <listitem>
> >> <para>The address block being used for this local area
> >> - network is a Class C block
> >> + network is a (historical) Class C block
> >> (<hostid role=3D"ipaddr">192.168.0.0</hostid> -
> >> <hostid role=3D"ipaddr">192.168.0.255</hostid>).
> >> The default netmask is for a Class C network
> >
> > Any reason we can't get rid of the mention of "class C" in both cases
> > there? Something like:
> >
> > The address block being used for this local area network is
> > 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
>=20
> Or even better:
>=20
> The address block being used for this local area network is
> <emphasis>192.168.0.0/24</emphasis>.
What is this new devilry!?
Seriously, I don't mind either way, but I don't know how much we assume
on the part of our users any more.
Ceri
--=20
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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