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Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:54:24 +0100
From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
To: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net>
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Subject: Re: Task for -doc newbie / XML'ing LINT. . .
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[ cc'd to JKH -- I think he reads -doc, but I want to make sure he sees
  this ]

On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 09:43:42AM -0400, Thomas M. Sommers wrote:
> Nik Clayton wrote:
> > 
> >         <device>
> >           <type>NIC</type>
> >           <name>fxp</name>
> >           <descr>EtherExpress Pro/10, Pro/100B, Pro/100+ Fast Ethernet
> >             adapters, based on the Intel i82557 or i82559
> >             chipsets.</descr>
> >         </device>
> 
> How about something like:
> 
>         <device>
>           <type>NIC</type>
>           <name>fxp</name>
>           <descr>EtherExpress Pro/10, Pro/100B, Pro/100+ Fast Ethernet
>             adapters, based on the Intel i82557 or i82559 
>             chipsets.</descr>
> 	  <item>EtherExpress Pro/10</item>
>           <item>EtherExpress Pro/100B</item>
>           [ etc. ]
>         </device>
> 
> I would think this would make it easier to search for a particular piece
> of hardware and to create lists of supported hardware.

Yeah, that could work.

Jordan, with the WC/BSDI merger, do we have access to the backend for the
BSDI website?  Any chance we could get a look at the tools/implementation
they have for their list of supported hardware?  Failing that, who's the
point man for their documentation efforts?

N
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