Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:50:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/38540: sysinstall application name should be Sysinstall with right tags in all the Handbook Message-ID: <200205252150.g4PLo4061009@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/38540; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: Marc Fonvieille <marc@blackend.org> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/38540: sysinstall application name should be Sysinstall with right tags in all the Handbook Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 00:49:31 +0300 On 2002-05-25 22:39, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 11:10:18PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > I took the caps as a convention cause when we talk about the command > > > we use /stand/sysinstall and not sysinstall, same for > > > <application>FDisk</application> etc... > > > > I am very certain that ``FDisk'' or ``fDisk'' or whatever else one can > > come up with is the wrong way to refer to &man.fdisk.8;. > > Of course. > > In reading more of these *things*, i think it comes from application > like "Partition Magic" for which "P" and "M" are correct... This is my personal opinion, but I'd like the names of the &man.x.y; entities to be used to commonly refer to the applications when possible. This way we don't need to worry about capitalization, spelling, or other minor issues :) - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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