Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 04:31:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Shody Ryon <qi4u@yahoo.com> To: "freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: freeBSD Handbook typo? Message-ID: <1074176825.1909995.1557376284793@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1074176825.1909995.1557376284793.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
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i have spelling dyslexia but sometimes i am correct and others make mistakes.looking a the end of the last sentence in the first paragraph in the preface", and the ability to take on board new concepts as they are introduced."should the word "board" be "broad"? if so, would it be helpful if i were to send any other typos i fine to this address? thanks for what you doshody From owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Thu May 9 15:00:31 2019 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 838FF1583983 for <freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org>; Thu, 9 May 2019 15:00:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from slim.berklix.org (slim.berklix.org [94.185.90.68]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "slim.berklix.org", Issuer "slim.berklix.org" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8B17B6C389 for <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>; Thu, 9 May 2019 15:00:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (p2E52CF95.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [46.82.207.149]) (authenticated bits=128) by slim.berklix.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPSA id x49F0F8Q042024 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 9 May 2019 17:00:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id x49F0Eu4017096; Thu, 9 May 2019 17:00:14 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id x49Exu9B045605; Thu, 9 May 2019 17:00:08 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Message-Id: <201905091500.x49Exu9B045605@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Shody Ryon <qi4u@yahoo.com> cc: "freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freeBSD Handbook typo? From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Organization: http://berklix.com/jhs http://stolenvotes.uk User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-From: http://www.berklix.org/~jhs/ In-reply-to: Your message "Thu, 09 May 2019 04:31:24 -0000." <1074176825.1909995.1557376284793@mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 16:59:56 +0200 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 8B17B6C389 X-Spamd-Bar: ++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [2.40 / 15.00]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[slim.berklix.com]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[yahoo.com]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[149.207.82.46.zen.spamhaus.org : 127.0.0.10]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:33824, ipnet:94.185.88.0/22, country:DE]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.20)[0.205,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[berklix.com]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.09)[0.087,0]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(0.30)[0.300,0]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[68.90.185.94.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.10.0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(-0.08)[asn: 33824(-0.41), country: DE(-0.01)] X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project <freebsd-doc.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 15:00:31 -0000 > From: Shody Ryon via freebsd-doc <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> > Reply-to: Shody Ryon <qi4u@yahoo.com> > Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 04:31:24 +0000 (UTC) Shody Ryon via freebsd-doc wrote: > i have spelling dyslexia but sometimes i am correct and others make mistakes.looking a the end of the last sentence in the first paragraph in the preface" Quoting URLs helps, so https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book-preface.html , and the ability to take on board new concepts as they are introduced."should the word "board" be "broad"? Thanks for your query, but No. "Take on board" is correct. (Think of taking goods or people on board ship, & the cry "All aboard!") Though FreeBSD docs, manuals, & particularly mail lists etc abound in typos & bad grammar, People care more about getting the code right, so spelling mistakes often gets left, just fixed in passing if noticed. > if so, would it be helpful if i were to send any other typos i fine to this address? > thanks for what you doshody No, - It would be inefficient - There's low reponse to commiting fixes from things reported to this particular list. - Lower response to typos (too much hastle for benefit) - Official way to report bugs is https://www.freebsd.org/support/bugreports.html- Its too much hastle all round for typos. - Being r dyslexic, further raises the cost/benefit ratio of filing & clearing spelling fixes. Best dont bother with that, instead do something more efficient, eg maybe: - correct tech facts in docs, & leave others to correct spellings - or write code. (if dyslexia does not affect ability to write code?). - or test new releases & current & report back, there's often calls for testers - or run a user goup - or organise install events etc Enjoy :-) Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, Consultant Systems Engineer, BSD Linux Unix, Munich Aachen Kent http://stolenvotes.uk Brexit ref. stole votes from 700,000 Brits in EU. Lies bought; Groups fined; 1.9 M young had no vote, 1.3 M old leavers died.
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