From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 6 11:30:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A6611065672 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:30:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1EEF8FC1C for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:30:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m26BU2m2078050 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:30:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m26BU2Fc078047; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:30:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:30:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200803061130.m26BU2Fc078047@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Julian H. 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Stacey" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: bin/121424: Rectify ambiguous English in manual X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:30:03 -0000 >Number: 121424 >Category: bin >Synopsis: Rectify ambiguous English in manual >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 06 11:30:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: "Julian H. Stacey" >Release: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Linux Unix Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen. >Environment: System: FreeBSD fire.js.berklix.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Mon Sep 17 23:01:21 CEST 2007 jhs@fire.js.berklix.net:/usr1/src/sys/amd64/compile/FIRE64.small amd64 >Description: Rectify ambiguous English, make it easier to read 1st. time, ("may" can be read as a command, EG "you may not drive without a licence" "might" is more indicative, needs less chance of a 2nd. read). >How-To-Repeat: - >Fix: This patch applies to at least all between 4.0 & 7.0 I append a copy of http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8.REL=ALL.diff Rectify ambiguous English, make it easier to read 1st. time, ("may" can be read as a command, EG "you may not drive without a licence" "might" is more indicative, needs less chance of a 2nd. read). *** 4.0-RELEASE/src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8.orig Tue Jul 18 13:48:16 2000 --- gen/src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 Tue Jul 18 13:49:20 2000 *************** *** 577,583 **** .Cm recv is invalid. .Pp ! A packet may not have a receive or transmit interface: packets originating from the local host have no receive interface, while packets destined for the local host have no transmit interface. --- 577,583 ---- .Cm recv is invalid. .Pp ! A packet might not have a receive or transmit interface: packets originating from the local host have no receive interface, while packets destined for the local host have no transmit interface. # *** 3.4-RELEASE/src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 Thu Apr 13 11:25:36 2000 # --- jhs/src/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 Fri Apr 14 08:37:46 2000 # *************** # *** 596,602 **** # .Ar recv # is invalid. # .Pp # ! A packet may not have a receive or transmit interface: packets originating # from the local host have no receive interface. while packets destined for # the local host have no transmit interface. # .Pp # --- 596,602 ---- # .Ar recv # is invalid. # .Pp # ! A packet might not have a receive or transmit interface: packets originating # from the local host have no receive interface. while packets destined for # the local host have no transmit interface. # .Pp >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: