From 025392780c1bf100f90363ab05848c96b6c8cb3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Lucas Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:44:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite first three paragraphs of this article to eliminate run-on sentences, poor grammar, excess verbiage, etc., etc. --- .../articles/contributing/article.sgml | 42 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/article.sgml index 8c975b2bb0..fc707a4e5c 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/article.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/article.sgml @@ -32,35 +32,35 @@ FreeBSD Entities//EN"> %freebsd; contributing - So you want to contribute something to FreeBSD? That is great! We can - always use the help, and FreeBSD is one of those systems that - relies on the contributions of its user base in order + So you want to contribute to FreeBSD? That is great! + FreeBSD + relies on the contributions of its user base to survive. Your contributions are not only appreciated, they are vital - to FreeBSD's continued growth! + to FreeBSD's continued growth. - Contrary to what some people might also have you believe, you do not + Contrary to what some people might have you believe, you do not need to be a hot-shot programmer or a close personal friend of the FreeBSD - core team in order to have your contributions accepted. The FreeBSD - Project's development is done by a large and growing number of - international contributors whose ages and areas of technical expertise - vary greatly, and there is always more work to be done than there are - people available to do it. + core team to have your contributions accepted. + A large and growing number of + international contributors, of greatly varying ages and areas of technical expertise, develop FreeBSD. + There is always more work to be done than there are + people available to do it, and more help is always appreciated. - Since the FreeBSD project is responsible for an entire operating - system environment (and its installation) rather than just a kernel or a - few scattered utilities, our TODO list also spans a - very wide range of tasks, from documentation, beta testing and - presentation to highly specialized types of kernel development. No matter - what your skill level, there is almost certainly something you can do to - help the project! + The FreeBSD project is responsible for an entire operating + system environment, rather than just a kernel or a few scattered + utilities. As such, our TODO lists span a + very wide range of tasks: from documentation, beta testing and + presentation, to the system installer and highly specialized types + of kernel development. People of any skill level, in almost any + area, can almost certainly help the project. Commercial entities engaged in FreeBSD-related enterprises are also - encouraged to contact us. Need a special extension to make your product + encouraged to contact us. Do you need a special extension to make your product work? You will find us receptive to your requests, given that they are not - too outlandish. Working on a value-added product? Please let us know! We + too outlandish. Are you working on a value-added product? Please let us know! We may be able to work cooperatively on some aspect of it. The free software - world is challenging a lot of existing assumptions about how software is - developed, sold, and maintained throughout its life cycle, and we urge you + world is challenging many existing assumptions about how software is + developed, sold, and maintained, and we urge you to at least give it a second look.