From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 9 21:39:27 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 566CE1065670 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:39:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ejohnstone@comcast.net) Received: from qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42CC78FC1E for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:39:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from omta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.12]) by qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id TpDZ1e0030FhH24A5xSHqi; Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:26:17 +0000 Received: from sz0005.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.51]) by omta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id TxSH1e001169HPQ8UxSHdt; Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:26:17 +0000 Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:26:17 +0000 (UTC) From: ejohnstone@comcast.net To: doc@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <261597443.1688021276118777030.JavaMail.root@sz0005a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [69.174.58.44] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.19_GA_3172.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/5.0.19_GA_3177.RHEL5_64) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:43:14 +0000 Cc: Subject: please clean up the following documentation X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:39:27 -0000 I have been using FreeBSD for about 5 years, and of course it's wonderful. And of course the documentation is the best. And I've contributed to a few forums.freebsd.org postings, as johnedstone. This is the first time that I've run across this kind of thing. At this link, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/nanobsd/howto.html which I was reading because of the recent article in bsdmag.org, I ran across this variable echo "bar=topless" There is no point in this. I am a 57 year old male. I have daughters. I would recommend FreeBSD to any of them, if and when they have the interest. But, this is pointless, this kind of variable - it appeals to the lowest denominator. I could go on and on, but you don't need me to. Either you will understand, or you will write me off as old-fashion. But, I hope you understand. Let's continue to take the high road in FreeBSD, and clean this sort of thing up, whenever we find it. Thank you for 'listening'. Please let me know if you do change this. Ed Johnstone.