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Date:      Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:19:34 +0000
From:      Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
To:        Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: <filename> -> <port>
Message-ID:  <20020102111934.B70243@clan.nothing-going-on.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011231100926.A3512@straylight.oblivion.bg>; from roam@ringlet.net on Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 10:09:26AM %2B0200
References:  <20011231100926.A3512@straylight.oblivion.bg>

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On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 10:09:26AM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> Is there a reason to use <filename> instead of <port> when referring
> to a port?  If not, how about the attached patch?

I'm still uneasy about <port>.  Apart from the ambiguous name:

    <para>The webserver listens on port <port>80</port>.</para>

    <para>The printer is connected to <port>lpt0</port>.</para>

the rest of the world prefers the 'package' nomenclature.

I'd be more comfortable with a 

    <filename class="port">

or

    <filename class="package">

mechanism.  Or perhaps

    <package category="archivers">unzip</package>

or even

    <command package="archivers/unzip">unzip</package>

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