Module Name: src
Committed By: martin
Date: Thu May 27 15:47:42 UTC 2021
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/common: main postinstall sysinst xfer
Log Message:
Consistency and typo/grammar fixes from Michael Siegel in PR 55413,
With minor adjustments.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.563 -r1.564 src/distrib/notes/common/main
cvs rdiff -u -r1.88 -r1.89 src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall
cvs rdiff -u -r1.110 -r1.111 src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst
cvs rdiff -u -r1.76 -r1.77 src/distrib/notes/common/xfer
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/main
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.563 src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.564
--- src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.563 Sun Jul 26 11:05:39 2020
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/main Thu May 27 15:47:42 2021
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.563 2020/07/26 11:05:39 jmcneill Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.564 2021/05/27 15:47:42 martin Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2012 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ For third-party programs which are not p
.Nx
distribution, you will want to explore the
.Ic pkgsrc
-package management system, which contains thousands of third party software
+package management system, which contains thousands of third-party software
applications.
.El
.\}
@@ -478,11 +478,9 @@ applications.
.
The
.Nx
-Operating System is a fully functional
-.Tn Open Source
-.Ul
-operating system derived from the University of California, Berkeley
-Networking Release 2 (Net/2), 4.4BSD-Lite, and 4.4BSD-Lite2 sources.
+Operating System is a fully functional open-source operating system derived
+from the University of California, Berkeley Networking Release 2 (Net/2),
+4.4BSD-Lite, and 4.4BSD-Lite2 sources.
.Nx
runs on many different different system architectures (ports)
across a variety of distinct CPU families, and is being ported to more.
@@ -589,7 +587,7 @@ can still be found in pkgsrc as
The
.Nx
Foundation is a tax exempt, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation
-that devotes itself to the traditional goals and Spirit of the
+that devotes itself to the traditional goals and spirit of the
.Nx
Project and owns the trademark of the word
.Dq NetBSD .
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall:1.88 src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall:1.89
--- src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall:1.88 Wed Oct 21 07:46:22 2020
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/postinstall Thu May 27 15:47:42 2021
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: postinstall,v 1.88 2020/10/21 07:46:22 nia Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: postinstall,v 1.89 2021/05/27 15:47:42 martin Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2020 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ modified to match the resolution depth.
.\}
.\}
.It
-Installing third party packages
+Installing third-party packages
.Pp
If you wish to install any of the software freely available for
.Ul
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.110 src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.111
--- src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst:1.110 Wed Nov 27 09:29:25 2019
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/sysinst Thu May 27 15:47:42 2021
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.110 2019/11/27 09:29:25 martin Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.111 2021/05/27 15:47:42 martin Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2012 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ installing
.Nx
on your hard disk.
.Ic sysinst
-is a menu driven program that guides you through the installation process.
+is a menu-driven program that guides you through the installation process.
Sometimes questions will be asked, and in many cases
the default answer will be displayed in brackets
.Pq Dq \&[\ ]
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ detail, but you may find that you do not
If you want detailed instructions, skip to the next section.
This section describes a basic installation, using a CD / DVD
.if \n[i386]:\n[amd64] (or USB stick)
-as the install media.
+as the install medium.
.Pp
.(bullet
What you need.
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ The main menu will be displayed.
.ie \n[alpha]:\n[amd64]:\n[i386] \{\
Insert the CD into the drive
.if \n[amd64]:\n[i386] \{\
-or the USB memstick into an available USB port
+or the USB stick into an available USB port
.\}
and boot the computer from it.
.if \n[alpha] \{\
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ but this is historical practice and not
.
.Pp
You will then be asked to name your disk's disklabel.
-The default response will be ok for most purposes.
+The default response will be OK for most purposes.
If you choose to name it something different, make sure the name
is a single word and contains no special characters.
You don't need to remember this name.
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ specified location and proceed to the ex
.To 2 "Installation using FTP"
.Em Installation using FTP
.Pp
-To install using ftp, you first need to configure
+To install using FTP, you first need to configure
your network setup if you haven't already done so.
.Ic sysinst
will help you with this, asking if you want to use DHCP.
@@ -1487,9 +1487,9 @@ in answer to this question, and DNS will
You will also be asked to specify the host that you want
to transfer the sets from, the directory on that host,
the account name and password used to log into that
-host using ftp, and optionally a proxy server to use.
+host using FTP, and optionally a proxy server to use.
If you did not set up DNS, you will need to
-specify an IP address instead of a hostname for the ftp
+specify an IP address instead of a hostname for the FTP
server.
.Pp
.Ic sysinst
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/xfer
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.76 src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.77
--- src/distrib/notes/common/xfer:1.76 Thu Nov 21 19:23:17 2019
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/xfer Thu May 27 15:47:42 2021
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.76 2019/11/21 19:23:17 martin Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: xfer,v 1.77 2021/05/27 15:47:42 martin Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Installation is supported from several m
.It
.\} \" \n[amiga]
.
-CD-ROM / DVD / USB-stick
+CD-ROM / DVD / USB stick
.
.It
FTP
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ kernel for 32-bit sparc computers which
.Note)
.\}
.
-.(tag CD-ROM\ /\ DVD\ /\ USB-stick
+.(tag CD-ROM\ /\ DVD\ /\ USB\ stick
.
.if \n[amiga] \{\
.It Em AmigaDOS partition
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Once you have done this, you can proceed
step in the installation process, preparing your hard disk.
.\} \" \n[amiga]
.
-.It Em CD-ROM / DVD / USB-stick
+.It Em CD-ROM / DVD / USB stick
.if \n[amiga] \{\
To install
.Nx
