Bug 19583

Summary: [patch] Fix typos in RELENG_4 README.TXT
Product: Documentation Reporter: bmah <bmah>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
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Description bmah 2000-06-29 17:50:00 UTC 
If I'd done a proper job proofreading in my last PR for this file,
I'd have caught these problems too...

1.  Fix repeated "from".

2.  Whitespace changes.
Comment 1 jhb 2000-07-01 01:37:48 UTC 
"(Bruce A. Mah)" wrote:
> >Fix:
> 
> Index: README.TXT
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/src/release/texts/README.TXT,v
> retrieving revision 1.9.2.3
> diff -c -r1.9.2.3 README.TXT
> *** README.TXT  2000/06/26 15:46:18     1.9.2.3
> --- README.TXT  2000/06/29 16:40:35
> ***************
> *** 32,38 ****
>   getting into here (e.g. you've been following -stable) then this
>   snapshot is probably for you.  If you're more interested in doing
>   business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of
> ! technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases,  is almost
>   certainly your best bet.
> 
>   Most information here is also available from the Documentation menu
> --- 32,38 ----
>   getting into here (e.g. you've been following -stable) then this
>   snapshot is probably for you.  If you're more interested in doing
>   business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of
> ! technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases, is almost
>   certainly your best bet.

The changed line here should actually read as this:

technology, however, then 3.x, or one of the 4.x releases, is almost

or this:

technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases is almost

Comments?

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Comment 2 bmah 2000-07-02 06:46:56 UTC 
If memory serves me right, John Baldwin wrote:
> "(Bruce A. Mah)" wrote:
> > >Fix:
> > 
> > Index: README.TXT
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/src/release/texts/README.TXT,v
> > retrieving revision 1.9.2.3
> > diff -c -r1.9.2.3 README.TXT
> > *** README.TXT  2000/06/26 15:46:18     1.9.2.3
> > --- README.TXT  2000/06/29 16:40:35
> > ***************
> > *** 32,38 ****
> >   getting into here (e.g. you've been following -stable) then this
> >   snapshot is probably for you.  If you're more interested in doing
> >   business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of
> > ! technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases,  is almost
> >   certainly your best bet.
> > 
> >   Most information here is also available from the Documentation menu
> > --- 32,38 ----
> >   getting into here (e.g. you've been following -stable) then this
> >   snapshot is probably for you.  If you're more interested in doing
> >   business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of
> > ! technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases, is almost
> >   certainly your best bet.
> 
> The changed line here should actually read as this:
> 
> technology, however, then 3.x, or one of the 4.x releases, is almost
> 
> or this:
> 
> technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases is almost
> 
> Comments?

Yep, you're right (don't show this to my old English teachers).  I think
the latter expresses the correct sentiments a little better, at least as
how I interpret them.

Thanks,

Bruce.
Comment 3 ben freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2000-07-12 22:49:04 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed, thanks!