Subject: Re: netbsd-flyer: proofreading/contributions wanted
To: None <collver1@attbi.com>
From: Sean Davis <dive@endersgame.net>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 09/25/2002 19:43:00
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 04:36:12PM -0700, collver1@attbi.com wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 12:28:15AM +0200, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> > 
> > I've re-translated Charles' old "what-is-netbsd" flyer to english (from
> > german :), and I'd like to have your inputs please:
> > 
> > 	http://www.netbsd.org/~hubertf/what-is-netbsd-2.txt
> 
> Here is some quick editting from myself:
> 
> http://netbsd.math.orst.edu/misc/what-is-netbsd-2.txt.diff
> 

I ran it through ispell to correct some errors, here's a diff against your
patched version
-Sean

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--- what-is-netbsd-2.txt.orig.2	Wed Sep 25 19:39:30 2002
+++ what-is-netbsd-2.txt	Wed Sep 25 19:41:59 2002
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 hardware platforms. NetBSD excels in a wide range of uses,
 from server-systems and workstations to PDAs and embedded systems.
 
-NetBSD is often choosen to control newly developed hardware and to
+NetBSD is often chosen to control newly developed hardware and to
 drive products such as network-computers, one-circuit-board computers
 and even webcams.  Additionally, NetBSD is used in network-development
 all over the world.  ISPs use NetBSD because of the wide spectrum of
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@
  - Complete Standard USB support, including hot swapping
  - Automatic ISA Plug-and-Play configuration
  - Three ways to debug the operating system's core:
-   local, remote and post-morten
+   local, remote and post-mortem
  - The complete source, including the history of the development,
    is available via anonymous CVS, rsync, SUP and CVSweb
  - Binary compatible for most Linux-, Solaris-, SCO-, FreeBSD-,
  - BSD/OS-, OSF/1- and Ultrix-programs (with same CPU) 
  - Support for various network technologies like ATM, HIPPI, FDDI, HSSI,
    IEEE 802.11, Token-Ring, ARCnet and Ethernet
- - Many subsystems are descriped in detail by publications
+ - Many subsystems are described in detail by publications
 
-Certainly NetBSD contains all features which are regared natural in
+Certainly NetBSD contains all features which are regarded natural in
 our days like X11, tools for firewalls, software RAID and tools for
 installation and maintenance of 3rd party software. With the help of
 these package tools you are able to install more than 3.000 freely
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 NetBSD ships with integrated firewall tools, IPsec, Kerberos 5, SSH, SSL, and
 encryption tools like PGP, which can be easily installed from
-our software archives.  You have acces to a modern security system.
+our software archives.  You have access to a modern security system.
 Of course our whole system is audited for security leaks.
 
 In the public forums related to 'Security' like the Bugtraq
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
  * How can I help?
 
-There are many ways in which you or your company can support NerBSD.
+There are many ways in which you or your company can support NetBSD.
 
  - Mention NetBSD on your website, while talking to your fellows or
    facing the hardware producers when you buy new systems 

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