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Date:      Sat, 25 May 2002 23:03:01 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: docs/38537: In installation chapter of the handbook "sysinstall" application name should be always "Sysinstall"
Message-ID:  <20020525200300.GA7356@hades.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: <200205251250.g4PCo4l64494@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <200205251250.g4PCo4l64494@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On 2002-05-25 05:50, Ceri Davies wrote:
> On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 12:01:25PM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> > >Description:
> > In installation chapter of the handbook "sysinstall" application name
> > should be always "Sysinstall". Read the patch below for more details.
>
> Not to start a holy way, but it shouldn't.
> charnier has been doing a lot of work in removing thing like "Ls" and "Rm"
> from manpages, so I think we should follow that line.
>
> I am, of course, open to being shouted down on this.

My opinion is that "sysinstall" is what should be used too.  If the
need to start a sentence with the name of the program arises, I'd
probably prefer "The sysinstall program" or "The sysinstall utility"
any time.

- Giorgos


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