From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Jan 6 16:40:21 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from straylight.ringlet.net (discworld.nanolink.com [217.75.135.248]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DCC1837B405 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 16:40:00 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 9017 invoked by uid 1000); 6 Jan 2002 23:39:51 -0000 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 01:39:51 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [PATCH] Expand the contractions in the FAQ Message-ID: <20020107013951.N314@straylight.oblivion.bg> Mail-Followup-To: doc@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi, As per the FDP, there should be no contractions in the FreeBSD docs. Attached is a patch that expands those found in the FAQ, with the exception of several that were actually quoted from other docs and two in the lightbulb question, which I think should remain there for the fun value. G'luck, Peter -- This inert sentence is my body, but my soul is alive, dancing in the sparks of your brain. Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.346 diff -u -r1.346 book.sgml --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml 5 Jan 2002 16:21:41 -0000 1.346 +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml 6 Jan 2002 23:35:10 -0000 @@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ - For most people, yes. But this question isn't quite + For most people, yes. But this question is not quite that cut-and-dried. - Most people don't actually use an operating system. + Most people do not actually use an operating system. They use applications. The applications are what really use the operating system. FreeBSD is designed to provide a robust and full-featured environment for applications. @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ If you need to use an application that is only available on one operating system, you simply cannot - replace that operating system. Chances are there's a very + replace that operating system. Chances are there is a very similar application on FreeBSD, however. If you want a solid office or Internet server, a reliable workstation, or just the ability to do your job without interruptions, @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ novices and experienced UNIX administrators, use FreeBSD as their only desktop operating system. - If you're migrating to FreeBSD from some other UNIX + If you are migrating to FreeBSD from some other UNIX environment, you already know most of what you need to. If your background is in graphic-driven operating systems such as Windows and older versions of Mac OS, expect to @@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ - If you're running FreeBSD 3.X or earlier, also look at + If you are running FreeBSD 3.X or earlier, also look at the Mobile Computing page. @@ -3771,7 +3771,7 @@ - Why can't I mount an audio + Why can I not mount an audio CD? @@ -3944,7 +3944,7 @@ consult the FAQ section on kernel panics, build a debugging kernel, and get a backtrace. This - might sound difficult, but you don't need any + might sound difficult, but you do not need any programming skills; you just have to follow the instructions. @@ -6695,7 +6695,7 @@ The symptom of this is: &prompt.root; disklabel ccd0 -(it prints something sensible here, so let's try to edit it) +(it prints something sensible here, so let us try to edit it) &prompt.root; disklabel -e ccd0 (edit, save, quit) disklabel: ioctl DIOCWDINFO: No disk label on disk; @@ -8707,7 +8707,7 @@ The availability of 3D acceleration depends on the - version of XFree86 you're using and the type of video chip + version of XFree86 you are using and the type of video chip you have. If you have an NVIDIA chip, check out the FreeBSD NVIDIA Driver Initiative page, which discusses 3D @@ -9462,7 +9462,7 @@ BIND (named) is listening on port 53 and - some other high-numbered port. What's going on? + some other high-numbered port. What is going on? @@ -9489,7 +9489,7 @@ Sendmail is listening on port 587 as well as the - standard port 25! What's going on? + standard port 25! What is going on? @@ -11799,11 +11799,11 @@ - What's the cute little red guy's name? + What is the cute little red guy's name? - He doesn't have one, and is just called the BSD + He does not have one, and is just called the BSD daemon. If you insist upon using a name, call him beastie. Note that beastie is pronounced BSD. @@ -11821,12 +11821,12 @@ Perhaps. The BSD daemon is copyrighted by Marshall - Kirk McKusick. You'll want to check his Statement on the Use of the BSD Daemon Figure for detailed usage terms. - In summary, you're free to use the image in a tasteful + In summary, you are free to use the image in a tasteful manner, for personal use, so long as appropriate credit is given. If you want to use him commercially, you must contact Kirk McKusick. More details are available on the @@ -12331,7 +12331,7 @@ the good bits onto your box... Finally, you need a chunk of empty space to build into. - Let's say it is in /some/big/filesystem, + Let us say it is in /some/big/filesystem, and from the example above you have got the CVS repository in /home/ncvs: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message