From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 7 19:35:39 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F35CC16A403; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:35:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc2-cdif2-0-0-cust107.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.104.168.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1893743D5E; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:35:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GhWjR-000EQm-76; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:35:37 +0000 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:35:37 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: G?bor K?vesd?n Message-ID: <20061107193537.GH83597@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , G?bor K?vesd?n , Daniel Gerzo , doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org References: <200611071654.kA7GsWbj097708@repoman.freebsd.org> <20061107185552.GD83597@submonkey.net> <4550DD93.2010707@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="X1xGqyAVbSpAWs5A" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4550DD93.2010707@FreeBSD.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: Daniel Gerzo , doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en about.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:35:39 -0000 --X1xGqyAVbSpAWs5A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 08:25:07PM +0100, G?bor K?vesd?n wrote: > Ceri Davies wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 04:54:31PM +0000, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > > =20 > >>danger 2006-11-07 16:54:31 UTC > >> > >> FreeBSD doc repository > >> > >> Modified files: > >> en about.sgml=20 > >> Log: > >> - improve grammar > >> =20 > > > > > > =20 > >>| @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ > >>| including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic=20 > >>tape, > >>| an MS-DOS® partition, or if you have a network > >>| connection, you can install it directly over > >>| - anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is > >>| + anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need are > >>| >>| =20 > >>href=3D"&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">these > >>| directions.

> >> =20 > > > >This change isn't correct - "these directions" is the object of this > >sentence and the verb "is" should agree with the subject "all you need", > >which is singular. > > =20 > We tried to find that out on #bsddocs, and the opinions showed that this= =20 > was not correct: Those people are wrong :) > Maybe Erwin's "workaround" version is the best. I think it's ok as it was. > >See sections 5.23 and 5.24 of the CMS. > Sorry, don't know what CMS means? The Chicago Manual of Style. It's the standard FDP text on style. Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --X1xGqyAVbSpAWs5A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFUOAJocfcwTS3JF8RAjUfAJ9TfIFQuRwdguz+B3LK4gdTPSCyLQCfVIB9 FkdiHs2DEXEiciwgW+KPP6Q= =jL/6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --X1xGqyAVbSpAWs5A--