On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 06:14:25PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2006-12-05 15:20, Ceri Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 01:53:54PM +0300, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:
> >> --- books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml    4 Dec 2006 14:43:50 -0000       
> >> 1.338
> >> +++ books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml    5 Dec 2006 10:53:35 -0000
> >> @@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@
> >>
> >>      <listitem>
> >>        <para>The address block being used for this local area
> >> -        network is a Class C block
> >> +        network is a (historical) Class C block
> >>          (<hostid role="ipaddr">192.168.0.0</hostid> -
> >>          <hostid role="ipaddr">192.168.0.255</hostid>).
> >>          The default netmask is for a Class C network
> >
> > Any reason we can't get rid of the mention of "class C" in both cases
> > there?  Something like:
> >
> >   The address block being used for this local area network is
> >   192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
> 
> Or even better:
> 
>     The address block being used for this local area network is
>     <emphasis>192.168.0.0/24</emphasis>.

What is this new devilry!?

Seriously, I don't mind either way, but I don't know how much we assume
on the part of our users any more.

Ceri
-- 
That must be wonderful!  I don't understand it at all.
                                                  -- Moliere

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