Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 03:35:13 -0000 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man5 remote.5 Message-ID: <3F94A96E.2040900@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <200310210322.h9L3MnFk018807@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200310210322.h9L3MnFk018807@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Warner Losh wrote: > imp 2003/10/20 20:22:49 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > share/man/man5 remote.5 > Log: > baud rate and bit rate were horribly confused in this document. Baud > rate is how fast modems exchange symbols. Bit rate is how many bits > per second the serial port nominally communicates at. Try to use bit > rate consistently where that's what is ment. The default data rate is > now 9600 baud. 300 baud being default pre-dates 4.4-LITE1. Document > that tip doesn't respect the system default rate for a given channel. > > Sorry guys, but no ucbvax, kremvax or kgbvax added to the example. > > Noted by: bde > > Revision Changes Path > 1.14 +12 -5 src/share/man/man5/remote.5 > > Ironically, Warner, you have managed to confuse "baud rate" and "bit rate" in a commit message about correcting the confusion between "baud rate" and "bit rate." You do, of course, mean: "... default data rate is 9600 bps. 300 bps being default... " Basically, the word "baud" should never appear in any text relating to RS232 serial ports, unless you want to be descended upon by a flock of pedants. ;-) Tim
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