Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:32:22 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20060812193216.GB1089@zaphod.nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <200608121636.k7CGaRvv054806@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200608121636.k7CGaRvv054806@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On 2006.08.12 16:36:27 +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > keramida 2006-08-12 16:36:26 UTC > > FreeBSD doc repository > > Modified files: > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms chapter.sgml > Log: > Fix an English syntax buglet and s/DOS/&msdos;/ <pedantic mode>Well, actually DOS is fine since that's a more general term covering several "Operating systems" (if you can call DOS an OS :) ). DOS isn't a trademark (AFAIK), but since MS-DOS is a trademark you are generally not allowed to bind it with another word using a hyphen (I can't recall MS's requirement, but that's very common). So, it should preferably be "DOS-derived" or "&msdos; derived". Personally I have no great need to advertise more than needed for MS, which is why I left all instances of DOS as DOS when I did the original trademark sweep.</> > | <note> > | <para>Note that device numbers in &os; start from zero and not > | - one (like they do, for instance in DOS-derived systems). > | - This means that what DOS-based systems > | + one (like they do, for instance in &msdos;-derived systems). > | + This means that what &msdos;-based systems > | call <quote>COM1</quote> is > | usually <filename>/dev/cuad0</filename> in &os;.</para> > | </note> -- Simon L. Nielsen
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