From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 3 15:10:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA23B37B401; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:10:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from builder.freebsdmall.com (builder.freebsdmall.com [65.86.180.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 524E543F93; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:10:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray@builder.freebsdmall.com) Received: (from root@localhost) by builder.freebsdmall.com (8.12.9/8.11.6) id h73MAIox008656; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:10:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from murray) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:10:17 -0700 From: Murray Stokely To: "Simon L. Nielsen" Message-ID: <20030803151017.C8088@freebsdmall.com> References: <200308022033.h72KXuo9033373@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030802204115.GE395@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20030802204115.GE395@FreeBSD.org>; from simon@freebsd.org on Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 10:41:16PM +0200 X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/0E451F7D X-GPG-Key-Fingerprint: E2CA 411D DD44 53FD BB4B 3CB5 B4D7 10A2 0E45 1F7D cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org cc: Marc Fonvieille cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org cc: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 22:10:19 -0000 On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 10:41:16PM +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > I'm currently finishing off a large patch (5800 lines patch and still > counting) to add trademark information to the entire doc/ tree, so > please hold any trademark changes until it has been committed. I think it would be better to make these changes in more frequent batches. There's no need to hold off for one big mega-patch that will just make it harder to review. Also, I think it's very easy to go overboard with this and by batching it up all at once you don't give us the opportunity to tell you to slow down. Please review common books by O'Reilly and others before adding a trademark on every instance of the word Linux or NetBSD, for example, which is certainly not necessary. When we introduce a product for the first time in the Handbook, we definitely want a trademark symbol. Other instances are more debatable. If we really have to add 5800 trademark signs, then it's almost certainly preferable to just use a more generic word. - Murray