From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 12 02:20:17 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9C5F16A4BF for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:20:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A02643FF3 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:20:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8C9KGUp091586 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:20:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h8C9KGZ8091585; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:20:16 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:20:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200309120920.h8C9KGZ8091585@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Ceri Davies Subject: Re: docs/56729: [patch] artciles/pr-guidelines: explain meaning of MFC X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ceri Davies List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:20:17 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/56729; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ceri Davies To: Christian Brueffer Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/56729: [patch] artciles/pr-guidelines: explain meaning of MFC Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:19:19 +0100 --/0U0QBNx7JIUZLHm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 01:20:10AM -0700, Christian Brueffer wrote: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 09:19:40AM +0200, Josef El-Rayes wrote: > >=3D20 > > --- article.sgml.diff begins here --- > > --- article.sgml.orig Fri Sep 12 01:30:28 2003 > > +++ article.sgml Fri Sep 12 01:33:04 2003 > > @@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ > > MFCed, then closes it. > > > > > >=3D20 > > + > > + MFC means Merge From CURRENT, the action of > > + merging a tested change from the -CURRENT development branch to= =3D20 > > + the -STABLE branch. > > + > > > > Many PRs are submitted with very little information about > > the problem, and some are either very complex to solve, or > > --- article.sgml.diff ends here --- > >=3D20 > =20 > This is already covered in the FAQ. I think if anything, a link should > suffice. I agree that it doesn't need to be duplicated in that article (else we'd be pretty much doing it in every article). Perhaps we should have a FreeBSD glossary, where all relevant acronyms and terms are explained. This could then be easily included at the end of printed works, etc. I'd be prepared to make a start on it, but I'd need help for sure. Ceri --=20 User: DO YOU ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR? Iniaes: Sure, I can accept all forms of payment. -- www.chatterboxchallenge.com --/0U0QBNx7JIUZLHm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/YY+XocfcwTS3JF8RAtxwAKC5JI85L4N6uWkMVju8cJq9g8uV1wCfVXws UFus+5FugEp1pVZUrY6WuHg= =5RKo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/0U0QBNx7JIUZLHm--