From a7b368ffa6675753f5ea770f7d6b0f865ad5dc42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Fieber
Result: -systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA +
Result: +systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA peripherals on the ISA bus.
Result: programs receive both excellent memory management +cache.
Result: programs receive both excellent memory management and high performance disk access, and the system administrator is freed from the task of tuning cache sizes.
Result: users will not have to recompile programs already compiled for one of the compatible OS's, and will have access to a greater selection @@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ for SCO.
Result: +runtime without having to generate a new kernel image.
Result: Much time can be saved and 3rd party vendors can deliver complete subsystems as kernel modules without having to distribute source or have lengthy installation procedures.
-``FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ... +
``FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ... you can enter the configuration of every device the OS supports and can therefore get a successful installation on the first try almost every time. IBM, Microsoft, and others would do well to emulate FreeBSD's approach.''
diff --git a/en/features.sgml b/en/features.sgml index d79258a7f3..a6f08296f9 100644 --- a/en/features.sgml +++ b/en/features.sgml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ + %includes; ]> - + @@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ systems and less system administration. operating systems design to give you these advanced features:-
- Bounce buffering gets around a limitation in the PC's ISA architecture -that limits direct-memory access to the first 16 megabytes.
Result: -systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA +
- Bounce buffering gets around a limitation in the PC's ISA architecture +that limits direct-memory access to the first 16 megabytes.
Result: +systems with more than 16 megabytes operate more efficiently with DMA peripherals on the ISA bus.
- A merged virtual memory and filesystem buffer cache continuously tunes the amount of memory used for programs and the disk -cache.
-Result: programs receive both excellent memory management +cache.
Result: programs receive both excellent memory management and high performance disk access, and the system administrator is freed from the task of tuning cache sizes.
- Compatibility modules enable programs for other operating systems +
- Compatibility modules enable programs for other operating systems to run on FreeBSD, including programs for Linux, SCO, NetBSD, and BSDI.
Result: users will not have to recompile programs already compiled for one of the compatible OS's, and will have access to a greater selection @@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ for SCO.
- Dynamically loadable kernel modules allows new filesystem types, networking protocols or binary emulators to be added to the kernel at -runtime without having to generate a new kernel image.
-Result: +runtime without having to generate a new kernel image.
Result: Much time can be saved and 3rd party vendors can deliver complete subsystems as kernel modules without having to distribute source or have lengthy installation procedures.
- Shared libraries reduce the size of programs, saving disk space +
- Shared libraries reduce the size of programs, saving disk space and memory. FreeBSD uses an advanced shared library scheme which offers many of the advantages of ELF, and the current version offers ELF compatibility for both Linux and native FreeBSD programs.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ features and higher levels of stability with each release.What experts have to say . . .
-``FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ... +
``FreeBSD has an outline-structured visual configuration editor ... you can enter the configuration of every device the OS supports and can therefore get a successful installation on the first try almost every time. IBM, Microsoft, and others would do well to emulate FreeBSD's approach.''