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Date:      Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:25:55 +0200
From:      Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com>
To:        Gabor PALI <pgj@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: RFR: A "Boot Time Splash Screens" Section to the Handbook
Message-ID:  <4936F963.7040201@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4936E15E.8000804@FreeBSD.org>
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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 ;)



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