- remove Maintainer email addresses due to poor SPAM to real
email ratio, warned developers@ a while ago
- http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/ -> http://mirrorlist.freebsd.org/
(maintainer losing control of freebsdmirrors.org zone)
- add access methods available to FTP site list (rsync/cvsup/http
available at some sites)
- minor freebsd->FreeBSD in URL
- "Top Level Domain" -> "Primary Mirror Sites" which (now) matches
sysinstall
Approved by: blackend (mentor)
version; fix a path to license.dat [1]
- Add some missing application tags and a missing word.
PR: docs/57624 [1]
Submitted by: Dan Pelleg <daniel+gnats@pelleg.org>
- Revise wording of some sentences
- Use <acronym> and <filename> tags
- Follow FDP on continuous repetition of &man.command.#;
- Write out numbers under 10
- Show an example of complete output of "ls -l" command
- Mention after successfully logging in, you will see the MOTD, and
the command prompt
- Remove misleading comment about how chmod ### can only "set and
assign" permissions, but not remove them.
- "CPU time evenly to each user" -> "CPU time fairly to each user"
- "permissions stored as two octets" -> "permissions stored as three
octets"
Sponsored by: FreeBSD Mall, Inc.
- possessive form it's -> its
- add serial commas
- remove an erroneous "for"
- kstash was renamed to k5stash on pre 5.X systems
- s/Kerberized/kerberized/
- Tell the reader he should ask The Mathworks for a native version
- Add more infos about Java support.
In SAP section:
- Add and remove wrong application & command tags
- more s/I/we and contractions removal
PR: docs/57025 [1]
Submitted by: Dan Pelleg <daniel+handbook@pelleg.org>
chapter. This information is repeated in more basic terms in the
Install chapter, so this more in depth explanation is better suited in
Basics.
Sponsored by: FreeBSD Mall, Inc.
(driver tested on i386 and sparc64 platforms)
- minor formatting fixes (add <example></example>)
- minor spelling/grammar fixes
Approved: blackend (mentor)
- Add missing username, command, application and filename tags
- Remove useless '-'
- s/export/EXPORT for consitency
- s/I/We, s/my/our
- Some little rewordings (well the content is often disappointing, but
I'm unable to do tests)
Mention:
- this chapter is a general guide, not a literal reference manual
- what partition types PResizer, FIPS, and PartitionMagic deal with
- subnet mask as a requirement to configure Ethernet interface
- most computers can boot from CDROM/DVD drive
- Windows does not report bad blocks when formatting floppies
- BIOS "list of devices" is commonly known as "Boot Order"
- If old OS loads, BIOS may not support boooting from desired media
- use of "U"ndo in FDisk Editor
- one needs to change their Keymap only if they're using a
non-standard keyboard
- in FDisk Editor, when hitting 'C', default value is the largest
available block
- BootMgr needs to be installed on both disks 1 and 2 if FreeBSD is
being installed on disk 2
- how much space the FreeBSD Ports Collection uses
- purpose of NFS client
- how an improper X configuration can freeze the machine/installation
- how to "Cancel" out of the Package installer
- C-shell (example uses bash)
Remove:
- extranneous words
- periods after list of information required to configure Ethernet and
PPP interfaces
- mention that there is "always" conflicts in UserConfig
Change:
- "installation routine will prompt you several times before writing
any data to disc" -> ... "will prompt you before" ...
There's only one real FINAL warning
- "Skip to the next section" -> "skip this section"
- "Irrespective of whether" -> "Whether"
- "Newer devices..., and be" -> "Newer devices..., and are"
- "A tape" -> "SCSI or QIC tape"
- <important> -> <warning> in some cases
- Its -> it's in some cases
- "/var directory contains varible length files" -> ... "contains
files that are constantly varying"
- Network File Service -> Network File System
- optimise -> optimize
- "then asked" -> "then be asked"
- FreeBSD 3.4 -> FreeBSD &rel.current;
- partition ID 165 -> partition ID of 165
* Insert many commas and remove many others
* Include a link to the latest FreeBSD errata page
* Make use of &ms-dos and &windows entities
* Make use of <filename class="directory"> tags
* Properly markup some <acronym>'s
* Explain when one would use Standard or None as their boot manager
* Clarify when to use IPv6 auto-detection
* Make use of <hostid> tags
* Clarify testing the mouse daemon during configuration
* Remove repeated content about creating installation floppies in
* Advanced Installation section
* Use /floppy when example mounts a floppy
* Remove mention of CDROMs #3-5, since the project no longer publishes them
* Remove mention of how the mini-ISO was not produced prior to 4.4
* Many other minor technical and English clarifications
Sponsored by: FreeBSD Mall, Inc.
