Package: debian-handbook
Version: 6.0+20120509
Severity: minor
Hi Raphaël,
I've just finished reading chapter 4.
What follows is the list of improvements and corrections I propose
for this chapter, again grouped by relevant section.
Section 4.2.1. Booting and Starting the Installer
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| In practice, the 64 bit version is only relevant on a server rather than
| a desktop workstation, since it will cause difficulties with the use of
| certain non-free software that are released only as binaries.
I think this sentence is too strong.
I mean: claiming that the amd64 version is irrelevant for desktop
workstations, just because some non-free programs are not available
for this architecture, seems to over-estimate the importance of those
proprietary programs.
I acknowledge that some people seem to consider those programs as
essential, but not all users think the same!
Implicitly saying that a desktop workstation is useless without those
non-free programs indirectly promotes proprietary software: I believe
that debian-handbook should *not* do that!
I would drop the above-quoted sentence entirely, since the same
reasoning is anyway included in the Going further box immediately
below.
| It is technically possible to make them work on 64 bit systems,
For the reasons outlined above, I would add
+ If you really need those proprietary programs, it is technically possible
+ to make them work on 64 bit systems,
| If you already have a working Windows system, you can even do without the
| recovery CD-ROM;
I am not sure this sentence should talk about recovery.
Maybe s/recovery CD-ROM/installation CD-ROM/ ?
Section 4.2.13. Starting the Partitioning Tool
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| has an guided mode
Typo? s/an guided/a guided/
Section 4.2.13.1. Guided partitioning
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| server software data (/var/,
Missing closing parenthesis after /var/ ?
Section 4.2.15. Configuring the Package Manager (apt)
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| (a mirror is a public server hosting copies of all the files of
| the Debian server)
I feel that Debian server is not especially clear.
Maybe s/Debian server/Debian master archive/ ?
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