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Date:      Tue, 11 May 2004 10:38:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Michel Lavondès <fox@vader.aacc.cc.md.us>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   docs/66540: [patch] share/man/man4/ppbus.4 wording nits
Message-ID:  <200405111738.i4BHcNqh056777@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200405111740.i4BHeN1v087738@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         66540
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] share/man/man4/ppbus.4 wording nits
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 11 10:40:23 PDT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michel Lavondès
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p13
>Organization:
Ecdysiasts United For Overdressing
>Environment:
>Description:
Patch says it all, really.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 4 ppbus
>Fix:
Patch also available from http://www.livejournal.com/users/pauamma/1911.html

--- share/man/man4/ppbus.4.orig	Fri May  7 07:43:07 2004
+++ share/man/man4/ppbus.4	Fri May  7 08:06:15 2004
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 modes.
 The computer acts as master and the peripheral as slave.
 .Pp
-Any transfer is defined as a finite state automate.
+Any transfer is defined as a finite state machine.
 It allows software to
 properly manage the fully interlocked scheme of the signaling method.
 The compatible mode is supported "as is" without any negotiation because it
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 termination, transfer in any mode without bothering you with low level
 characteristics of the standard.
 .Pp
-IEEE1284 interacts with the ppbus system as least as possible.
+IEEE1284 interacts with the ppbus system as little as possible.
 That means
 you still have to request the ppbus when you want to access it, the negotiate
 function doesn't do it for you.
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 This architecture should support IEEE1284-1994 modes.
 .Sh FEATURES
 .Ss The boot process
-The boot process starts with the probe phasis of the
+The boot process starts with the probe stage of the
 .Xr ppc 4
 driver during ISA bus (PC architecture) initialization.
 During attachment of
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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