On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 04:17:02AM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 08:34:17AM +0100, Martin Quinson wrote: > > > I'm the french translator of dbootstrap, and I can't translate what I don't > > understand, so I have to ask it here : > > > > What does the following messages mean ? > > > > #: bootconfig.c:1555 > > msgid "Running ZIPL to make the kernel able to IPL from the DASD..." > > > > #: bootconfig.c:2582 > > msgid "" > > "ZIPL could not be installed. You are not able to IPL this Linux system right " > > "now. Please see the log file and manually repair the problem." > > > > Don't you think it would be an improvement to redo these sentences in a more > > understandable way ? ;) > > IPL stands for Initial Program Load, and is another name for what we > microcomputer types call "booting". The acronym IPL is very common in the > mainframe industry, culture and documentation, and should be preserved > verbatim.
Thanks for the explanation. What about adding the meaning of the acronym between parenthesis ? Bye, Mt. -- Un clavier azerty en vaut deux. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
