From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 00:03:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E82B106564A; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:03:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pittgoth.com (pittgoth.com [205.134.163.206]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2261F8FC20; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:03:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost.fbsdsecure.org (net-ix.gw.ai.net [205.134.160.6]) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mB4034ng039583 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:03:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:03:00 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: Manolis Kiagias Message-Id: <20081203190300.550255b5.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4936F963.7040201@gmail.com> References: <493155ED.8020004@FreeBSD.org> <49316309.1050407@gmail.com> <49330A66.8040801@FreeBSD.org> <20081201091730.0ef555fa.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <49359784.504@FreeBSD.org> <49359EA1.3080600@gmail.com> <4936E15E.8000804@FreeBSD.org> <4936F963.7040201@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd8.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: pgj@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFR: A "Boot Time Splash Screens" Section to the Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:03:10 -0000 On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:25:55 +0200 Manolis Kiagias wrote: > Gabor PALI wrote: > > Manolis Kiagias wrote: > > > >> I like the improvements too :) > >> If I were to make a few changes (at the edge of these being doc-bikesheds): > >> > > > > Absolutely not, it IS suggested by the FDP Primer [1]: > > > > ``Avoid redundant phrases > > > > Try not to use redundant phrases. In particular, "the command", "the > > file", and "man command" are probably redundant.'' > > > > > > Hopefully, I will reach this section of the FDP Primer in the Hungarian > > translation soon :) Thanks for the comment! > > > > > > I fixed the parts in question, so you can proof-check the results here: > > > > (in HTML:) > > http://people.freebsd.org/~pgj/patches/2008/12/03/html/boot-blocks.html#BOOT-SPLASH > > > > (in unified diff format:) > > http://people.freebsd.org/~pgj/patches/2008/12/03/splash.screen.section.patch.diff > > > > > > Regards, > > :g > > > > [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/fdp-primer/writing-style.html > > > > > Looks fine to me! > I also tested the procedure on my Aspire One. Got the "may the source be > with you" splash up in no time at all ;) > Yes, this looks pretty good over here too. Thanks! -- Tom Rhodes