From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 5 16:42:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D395416A4D4; Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:42:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78A4243D66; Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:41:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: from kobe.laptop (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-2) with ESMTP id kB5GfC6J006547 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:41:27 +0200 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB5GevV4004177; Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:41:04 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id kB5GerS1004176; Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:40:53 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:40:53 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Ceri Davies , Dmitry Morozovsky , Doug Barton , doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20061205164053.GI3357@kobe.laptop> References: <200612041443.kB4EhpBG035838@repoman.freebsd.org> <4574A587.3050903@FreeBSD.org> <20061205135214.K72517@woozle.rinet.ru> <20061205152056.GM73470@submonkey.net> <20061205161425.GD3357@kobe.laptop> <20061205162037.GO73470@submonkey.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="cYtjc4pxslFTELvY" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061205162037.GO73470@submonkey.net> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.678, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.72, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:42:48 -0000 --cYtjc4pxslFTELvY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On 2006-12-05 16:20, Ceri Davies wrote: >On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 06:14:25PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>On 2006-12-05 15:20, Ceri Davies wrote: >>>On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 01:53:54PM +0300, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: >>>> --- books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml 4 Dec 2006 14:43:50 -0000 1.338 >>>> +++ books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml 5 Dec 2006 10:53:35 -0000 >>>> @@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ >>>> >>>> >>>> The address block being used for this local area >>>> - network is a Class C block >>>> + network is a (historical) Class C block >>>> (192.168.0.0 - >>>> 192.168.0.255). >>>> The default netmask is for a Class C network >>> >>> Any reason we can't get rid of the mention of "class C" in both cases >>> there? Something like: >>> >>> The address block being used for this local area network is >>> 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0. >> >> Or even better: >> >> The address block being used for this local area network is >> 192.168.0.0/24. > > What is this new devilry!? > > Seriously, I don't mind either way, but I don't know how much we assume > on the part of our users any more. I know what you are saying. CIDR-style addresses are nicer when we have to reference address ranges though, so if necessary we can add a mini-section about CIDR notation near the beginning of the networking chapter and reference that as needed :) --cYtjc4pxslFTELvY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFdaEU1g+UGjGGA7YRAqGhAJ9AuWuQyBVbZG2JgSffHxdT+zRbZACfQISH RUbOosl01RAsxxQxz6HpSDE= =VtVf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cYtjc4pxslFTELvY--