Bug 121424 - [patch] [ipfw] Rectify ambiguous English in manual
Summary: [patch] [ipfw] Rectify ambiguous English in manual
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: bin (show other bugs)
Version: 6.2-RELEASE
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-03-06 11:30 UTC by jhs
Modified: 2010-03-20 14:50 UTC (History)
0 users

See Also:


Attachments
file.diff (1.28 KB, patch)
2008-03-06 11:30 UTC, jhs
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Description jhs 2008-03-06 11:30:02 UTC
	Rectify ambiguous English, make it easier to read 1st. time,
	("may" can be read as a command, EG "you may not drive without a licence"
	"might" is more indicative, needs less chance of a 2nd. read).

Fix: This patch applies to at least all between 4.0 & 7.0
	I append a copy of
	http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8.REL=ALL.diff

Rectify ambiguous English, make it easier to read 1st. time,
("may" can be read as a command, EG "you may not drive without a licence"
"might" is more indicative, needs less chance of a 2nd. read).
How-To-Repeat: 	-
Comment 1 Bruce Cran freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2009-03-25 17:20:32 UTC
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-doc

Over to maintainer(s).
Comment 2 dfilter service freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-03-20 14:42:27 UTC
Author: gavin
Date: Sat Mar 20 14:42:16 2010
New Revision: 205372
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/205372

Log:
  Tweak language to make one point potentially clearer for non-native spekers
  
  PR:		bin/121424
  Submitted by:	"Julian H. Stacey" <jhs berklix.org>

Modified:
  head/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8

Modified: head/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
==============================================================================
--- head/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8	Sat Mar 20 14:36:39 2010	(r205371)
+++ head/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8	Sat Mar 20 14:42:16 2010	(r205372)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 24, 2009
+.Dd March 20, 2010
 .Dt IPFW 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ is invalid) whenever
 .Cm xmit
 is used.
 .Pp
-A packet may not have a receive or transmit interface: packets
+A packet might not have a receive or transmit interface: packets
 originating from the local host have no receive interface,
 while packets destined for the local host have no transmit
 interface.
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Comment 3 Gavin Atkinson freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-03-20 14:42:31 UTC
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Fied in head.  Thanks!