Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:13:08 -0500 (CDT) From: chris@calldei.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/12179: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml is old. Message-ID: <199906130413.XAA04760@holly.dyndns.org>
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>Number: 12179
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml is old.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jun 12 21:20:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Chris Costello
>Release: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
None.
>Environment:
$Id: chapter.sgml,v 1.12 1999/05/16 13:38:32 nik Exp $
>Description:
Changed references to "for Intel ..." to "for Intel and DEC Alpha ..."
Fixed a contraction.
Changed 'freebsd.org' to 'FreeBSD.org'
>How-To-Repeat:
See the Introduction section of the handbook.
>Fix:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml 1999/05/16 13:38:32 1.12
+++ chapter.sgml 1999/06/13 04:09:00
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>FreeBSD is a 4.4BSD-Lite2 based operating system for Intel architecture
- (x86) based PCs. For an overview of FreeBSD, see <link
- linkend="nutshell">FreeBSD in a nutshell</link>. For a history of the
- project, read <link linkend="history">a brief history of FreeBSD</link>.
+ (x86) and DEC Alpha based computer systems. For an overview of FreeBSD, see
+ <link linkend="nutshell">FreeBSD in a nutshell</link>. For a history of
+ the project, read <link linkend="history">a brief history of FreeBSD</link>.
To see a description of the latest release, read <link
- linkend="relnotes">about the current release</link>. If you're
+ linkend="relnotes">about the current release</link>. If you are
interested in contributing something to the FreeBSD project (code,
equipment, sacks of unmarked bills), please see about <link
linkend="contrib">contributing to FreeBSD</link>.</para>
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
<sect1 id="nutshell">
<title>FreeBSD in a Nutshell</title>
- <para>FreeBSD is a state of the art operating system for personal
- computers based on the Intel CPU architecture, which includes the 386,
- 486 and Pentium processors (both SX and DX versions). Intel compatible
- CPUs from AMD and Cyrix are supported as well. FreeBSD provides you
- with many advanced features previously available only on much more
- expensive computers. These features include:</para>
+ <para>FreeBSD is a state of the art operating system for computer
+ systems based on both the Intel CPU architecture, which includes the
+ 386 and 486 and Pentium processors (both SX and DX versions) and the DEC
+ Alpha architecture. Intel compatible CPUs from AMD to Cyrix are
+ supported as well. FreeBSD provides you with many advanced features
+ previously available only on much more expensive computers.
+ These features include:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@
<para>The goals of the FreeBSD Project are to provide software that may be
used for any purpose and without strings attached. Many of us have a
significant investment in the code (and project) and would certainly not
- mind a little financial compensation now and then, but we're definitely
+ mind a little financial compensation now and then, but we are definitely
not prepared to insist on it. We believe that our first and foremost
“mission” is to provide code to any and all comers, and for
whatever purpose, so that the code gets the widest possible use and
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@
more closely involved with the project need simply contact us at the
&a.hackers;. Those who prefer to work more independently are also
accommodated, and they are free to use our FTP facilities at <ulink
- URL="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming">ftp.freebsd.org</ulink>;
+ URL="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming">ftp.FreeBSD.org</ulink>;
to distribute their own patches or work-in-progress sources. The
&a.announce; is also available to those wishing to make other FreeBSD
users aware of major areas of work.</para>
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@
URL="http://www.cyclic.com/cyclic-pages/CVS-sheet.html">CVS</ulink>;
(Concurrent Version System), a freely available source code
control tool which comes bundled with FreeBSD. The primary <ulink
- URL="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS
+ URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS
repository</ulink> resides on a machine in Concord CA, USA from
where it is replicated to numerous mirror machines throughout the
world. The CVS tree, as well as the <link
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@
making submissions for review by the committers list is to use the
&man.send-pr.1; command, though if something appears to be
jammed in the system then you may also reach them by sending mail
- to <email>committers@freebsd.org</email>.</para>
+ to <email>committers@FreeBSD.org</email>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@
to join our group of committers is one of the functions of the
core team, as is the recruitment of new core team members as
others move on. Most current members of the core team started as
- committers who's addiction to the project got the better of
+ committers whose addiction to the project got the better of
them.</para>
<para>Some core team members also have specific <link
@@ -504,10 +505,10 @@
<title>About the Current Release</title>
<para>FreeBSD is a freely available, full source 4.4BSD-Lite2 based release
- for Intel i386/i486/Pentium/PentiumPro/Pentium II (or compatible) based
- PC's. It is based primarily on software from U.C. Berkeley's CSRG
- group, with some enhancements from NetBSD, OpenBSD, 386BSD, and the Free
- Software Foundation.</para>
+ for Intel i386/i486/Pentium/PentiumPro/Pentium II (or compatible) and DEC
+ Alpha based computer systems. It is based primarily on software from U.C.
+ Berkeley's CSRG group, with some enhancements from NetBSD, OpenBSD, 386BSD,
+ and the Free Software Foundation.</para>
<para>Since our release of FreeBSD 2.0 in late 94, the performance,
feature set, and stability of FreeBSD has improved dramatically. The
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@
<para>You can also visit the master (and most frequently updated)
copies at <ulink
- URL="http://www.freebsd.org">http://www.freebsd.org</ulink>.</para>;
+ URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org">http://www.FreeBSD.org</ulink>.</para>;
<para>The core of FreeBSD does not contain DES code which would inhibit
its being exported outside the United States. There is an add-on
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