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Date:      Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:07:34 +0100
From:      Matteo Riondato <rionda@gufi.org>
To:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Explaination of an extract from the handbook Firewall Section
Message-ID:  <1103706454.84445.6.camel@kaiser.sig11.org>
In-Reply-To: <20041221214640.GB1340@gothmog.gr>
References:  <1103658469.8516.53.camel@kaiser.sig11.org> <20041221214640.GB1340@gothmog.gr>

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Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Good catch.  The nearby paragraphs use "the foo option _enables_ bar"
> for describing kernel options.
>=20
> Does the following change make this paragraph easier to understand?
>=20
> % Index: chapter.sgml
> % =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> % RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls/chapt=
er.sgml,v
> % retrieving revision 1.10
> % diff -u -r1.10 chapter.sgml
> % --- chapter.sgml        16 Dec 2004 22:45:35 -0000      1.10
> % +++ chapter.sgml        21 Dec 2004 21:44:11 -0000
> % @@ -245,8 +245,9 @@
> %  device pflog
> %  device pfsync</programlisting>
> %
> % -      <para><literal>device pf</literal> tells the compile to include
> % -        Packet Filter as part of its core kernel.</para>
> % +      <para><literal>device pf</literal> enables support for the
> % +       <quote>Packet Filter</quote> firewall to the resulting
> % +       kernel.</para>
> %
> %        <para><literal>device pflog</literal> enables the optional
> %          &man.pflog.4; pseudo network device which can be used to log t=
raffic


Yes, now it's easier to understand (and translate..). Please note that
there are similar obscurities in the IPF section too.
(line 372-383 in same file)

I would say that the whole firewall chapter is a bit obscure, so I will
try to make it clearer and send patches here.

Best Regards
--=20
Rionda aka Matteo Riondato
GUFI Staff Member (http://www.gufi.org)
FreeSBIE Developer (http://www.freesbie.org)
BSD-FAQ-it Main Developer (http://utenti.gufi.org/~rionda)
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