[src/trunk]: src/usr.sbin/sysinst make the english sysinst messages suck a bi...

[snj <snj%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/6afc4844758e
branches:  trunk
changeset: 807980:6afc4844758e
user:      snj <snj%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu Apr 30 06:37:26 2015 +0000

description:
make the english sysinst messages suck a bit less:
- improve wording
- correct outdated info
- pick some consistency nits
- fix whitespace

diffstat:

 usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.en |  130 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)

diffs (truncated from 378 to 300 lines):

diff -r 34a4d1556167 -r 6afc4844758e usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.en
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.en        Thu Apr 30 06:20:43 2015 +0000
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.en        Thu Apr 30 06:37:26 2015 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*     $NetBSD: msg.mi.en,v 1.7 2015/04/03 14:57:41 mbalmer Exp $      */
+/*     $NetBSD: msg.mi.en,v 1.8 2015/04/30 06:37:26 snj Exp $  */
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
 
 message reinstallusure
 {Ok, let's unpack the NetBSD distribution sets to a bootable hard disk.
-This procedure just fetches and unpacks sets onto an pre-partitioned
-bootable disk. It does not label disks, upgrade bootblocks, or save
+This procedure just fetches and unpacks sets onto a pre-partitioned
+bootable disk.  It does not label disks, upgrade bootblocks, or save
 any existing configuration info.  (Quit and choose `install' or
 `upgrade' if you want those options.)  You should have already done an
 `install' or `upgrade' before starting this procedure!
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 }
 
 message mount_failed
-{Mounting %s failed. Continue?
+{Mounting %s failed.  Continue?
 }
 
 message nodisk
@@ -176,19 +176,18 @@
 message Choose_your_size_specifier
 {Choosing megabytes will give partition sizes close to your choice,
 but aligned to cylinder boundaries.  Choosing sectors will allow you
-to more accurately specify the sizes.  On modern ZBR disks, actual
-cylinder size varies across the disk and there is little real gain
-from cylinder alignment.  On older disks, it is most efficient to
-choose partition sizes that are exact multiples of your actual
+to more accurately specify the sizes.  On most disks, there is little
+to gain from cylinder alignment.  On very old disks, it is most efficient
+to choose partition sizes that are exact multiples of your actual
 cylinder size.
 
 Choose your size specifier}
 
 message ptnsizes
 {You can now change the sizes for the system partitions.  The default is
-to allocate all the space to the root file system, however you may wish
+to allocate all the space to the root file system.  However, you may wish
 to have separate /usr (additional system files), /var (log files etc)
-or /home (users' home directories).
+or /home (users' home directories) file systems.
 
 Free space will be added to the partition marked with a '+'.
 }
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@
 }
 
 message fspart
-{We now have your BSD-disklabel partitions as: 
+{We now have your BSD disklabel partitions as: 
 This is your last chance to change them.
 
 }
@@ -356,13 +355,13 @@
 }
 
 message disksetupdone
-{Okay, the first part of the procedure is finished.  Sysinst has
+{Ok, the first part of the procedure is finished.  Sysinst has
 written a disklabel to the target disk, and newfs'ed and fsck'ed
 the new partitions you specified for the target disk.
 }
 
 message disksetupdoneupdate
-{Okay, the first part of the procedure is finished.  Sysinst has
+{Ok, the first part of the procedure is finished.  Sysinst has
 written a disklabel to the target disk, and fsck'ed the new
 partitions you specified for the target disk.
 }
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@
 
 message extractcomplete
 {The extraction of the selected sets for NetBSD-@@VERSION@@ is complete.
-The system is now able to boot from the selected harddisk. To complete
+The system is now able to boot from the selected hard disk.  To complete
 the installation, sysinst will give you the opportunity to configure
 some essential things first.
 }
@@ -385,11 +384,11 @@
 message instcomplete
 {The installation of NetBSD-@@VERSION@@ is now complete.  The system
 should boot from hard disk.  Follow the instructions in the INSTALL
-document about final configuration of your system.  The afterboot(8)
-manpage is another recommended reading; it contains a list of things
-to be checked after the first complete boot.
+document about final configuration of your system.  We also recommend
+reading the afterboot(8) manpage; it contains a list of things to be
+checked after the first complete boot.
 
-At a minimum, you should edit /etc/rc.conf to match your needs. See
+At a minimum, you should edit /etc/rc.conf to match your needs.  See
 /etc/defaults/rc.conf for the default values.
 }
 
@@ -399,12 +398,6 @@
 what you need to do to get your system reconfigured for your situation.
 Remember to (re)read the afterboot(8) manpage as it may contain new
 items since your last upgrade.
-
-At a minimum, you must edit rc.conf for your local environment and change
-rc_configured=NO to rc_configured=YES or reboots will stop at single-user,
-and copy back the password files (taking into account new system accounts
-that may have been created for this release) if you were using local
-password files.
 }
 
 
@@ -414,8 +407,9 @@
 to get your system reconfigured for your situation.
 The afterboot(8) manpage can also be of some help.
 
-At a minimum, you must edit rc.conf for your local environment and change
-rc_configured=NO to rc_configured=YES or reboots will stop at single-user.
+If you unpacked the etc set, you will need to edit /etc/rc.conf to get a
+multi-user system.  At a minimum, you will need to change rc_configured=NO
+to rc_configured=YES.
 }
 
 message distmedium
@@ -431,10 +425,10 @@
 message distset
 {The NetBSD distribution is broken into a collection of distribution
 sets.  There are some basic sets that are needed by all installations
-and there are some other sets that are not needed by all installations.
-You may choose to install a core set (Minimal installation), all of them
-(Full installation) or you select from the optional distribution sets.
-} /* XXX add 'minimal installation' */
+and there are some other sets that are optional.  You may choose to install
+a core set (Minimal installation), all of them (Full installation), or a custom
+group of sets (Custom installation).
+}
 
 message ftpsource
 {The following are the %s site, directory, user, and password that
@@ -472,11 +466,11 @@
 {Available CDs }
 
 message ask_cd
-{Multiple CDs found, please select the one containing the install CD.}
+{Multiple CDs found.  Please select the one containing the install CD.}
 
 message cd_path_not_found
 {The installation sets have not been found at the default location on this
-CD. Please check device and path name.}
+CD.  Please check the device and path name.}
 
 message localfssource
 {Enter the unmounted local device and directory on that device where
@@ -602,7 +596,7 @@
 and %d were skipped after an error occurred.  Of the %d
 that were attempted, %d unpacked without errors and %d with errors.
 
-The installation is aborted. Please recheck your distribution source
+Aborting installation.  Please recheck your distribution source
 and consider reinstalling sets from the main menu.}
 
 message abort
@@ -640,7 +634,7 @@
 
 message X_oldexists
 {I cannot save %s/bin/X as %s/bin/X.old, because the
-target disk already has an %s/bin/X.old. Please fix this before
+target disk already has an %s/bin/X.old.  Please fix this before
 continuing.
 
 One way is to start a shell from the Utilities menu, examine the
@@ -655,13 +649,13 @@
 message netnotup
 {There was a problem in setting up the network.  Either your gateway
 or your nameserver was not reachable by a ping.  Do you want to
-configure your network again?  (No allows you to continue anyway
+configure your network again?  ("No" allows you to continue anyway
 or abort the install process.)
 }
 
 message netnotup_continueanyway
 {Would you like to continue the install process anyway, and assume
-that the network is working?  (No aborts the install process.)
+that the network is working?  ("No" aborts the install process.)
 }
 
 message makedev
@@ -679,7 +673,7 @@
 
 message badroot
 {The completed new root file system failed a basic sanity check.
- Are you sure you installed all the required sets?
+Are you sure you installed all the required sets?
 }
 
 message fd_type
@@ -696,7 +690,7 @@
 message fdmount
 {Please load the floppy containing the file named "%s.%s".
 
-If the set's has no more disks, select "Set finished" to install the set.
+If the set has no more disks, select "Set finished" to install the set.
 Select "Abort fetch" to return to the install media selection menu.
 }
 
@@ -718,28 +712,28 @@
 {Base}
 
 message set_system
-{System (/etc)}
+{System configuration files (/etc)}
 
 message set_compiler
-{Compiler Tools}
+{Compiler tools}
 
 message set_games
 {Games}
 
 message set_man_pages
-{Online Manual Pages}
+{Manual pages}
 
 message set_misc
 {Miscellaneous}
 
 message set_modules
-{Kernel Modules}
+{Kernel modules}
 
 message set_tests
 {Test programs}
 
 message set_text_tools
-{Text Processing Tools}
+{Text processing tools}
 
 message set_X11
 {X11 sets}
@@ -841,21 +835,21 @@
 
 message swapactive
 {The disk that you selected has a swap partition that may currently be
-in use if your system is low on memory. Because you are going to
-repartition this disk, this swap partition will be disabled now. Please
-beware that this might lead to out of swap errors. Should you get such
+in use if your system is low on memory.  Because you are going to
+repartition this disk, this swap partition will be disabled now.  Please
+beware that this might lead to out of swap errors.  Should you get such
 an error, please restart the system and try again.}
 
 message swapdelfailed
 {Sysinst failed to deactivate the swap partition on the disk that you
-chose for installation. Please reboot and try again.}
+chose for installation.  Please reboot and try again.}
 
 message rootpw
 {The root password of the newly installed system has not yet been initialized,
 and is thus empty.  Do you want to set a root password for the system now?}
 
 message rootsh
-{You can now select which shell to use for the root user. The default is
+{You can now select which shell to use for the root user.  The default is
 /bin/sh, but you may prefer another one.}
 
 message no_root_fs
@@ -957,12 +951,12 @@
 .if AOUT2ELF
 message aoutfail
 {The directory where the old a.out shared libraries should be moved to could
-not be created. Please try the upgrade procedure again and make sure you
+not be created.  Please try the upgrade procedure again and make sure you
 have mounted all file systems.}
 
 message emulbackup
 {Either the /emul/aout or /emul directory on your system was a symbolic link
-pointing to an unmounted file system. It has been given a '.old' extension.
+pointing to an unmounted file system.  It has been given a '.old' extension.
 Once you bring your upgraded system back up, you may need to take care
 of merging the newly created /emul/aout directory with the old one.
 }
@@ -970,14 +964,14 @@
 
 message oldsendmail
 {Sendmail is no longer in this release of NetBSD, default MTA is
-postfix. The file /etc/mailer.conf still chooses the removed
-sendmail. Do you want to upgrade /etc/mailer.conf automatically for
+postfix.  The file /etc/mailer.conf still chooses the removed
+sendmail.  Do you want to upgrade /etc/mailer.conf automatically for
 postfix? If you choose "No" you will have to update /etc/mailer.conf
 yourself to ensure proper email delivery.}
 
 message license
 {To use the network interface %s, you must agree to the license in
-file %s. To view this file now, you can type ^Z, look at the contents of