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authorJason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org>2019-08-01 19:42:53 +0000
committerJason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org>2019-08-01 19:42:53 +0000
commit0b234a459a84cbc18477ab80fa6473152f7dbca3 (patch)
tree7e9ced1c37289dcc152397a94045cbe1baf54dd2 /distrib/notes/INSTALL
parente6e7d3cc95da70555a194ff5f0160d43863ba6b7 (diff)
text improvements from evan silberman;
tweaked along the way by at least myself and tj; ok tj deraadt
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/INSTALL b/distrib/notes/INSTALL
index 92ea6c5204f..6d050840f19 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/INSTALL
+++ b/distrib/notes/INSTALL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: INSTALL,v 1.53 2019/06/24 01:21:46 rob Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: INSTALL,v 1.54 2019/08/01 19:42:51 jmc Exp $
include(INCLUDE/../m4.common)dnl
includeit(features)dnl
INSTALLATION NOTES for OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ OpenBSD is a fully functional, multi-platform UN*X-like Operating
System based on Berkeley Networking Release 2 (Net/2) and 4.4BSD-Lite.
There are several operating systems in this family, but OpenBSD
differentiates itself by putting security and correctness first. The
-OpenBSD team strives to achieve what is called a 'secure by default'
+OpenBSD team strives to achieve what is called a "secure by default"
status. This means that an OpenBSD user should feel safe that their
-newly installed machine will not be compromised. This 'secure by
-default' goal is achieved by taking a proactive stance on security.
+newly installed machine will not be compromised. This "secure by
+default" goal is achieved by taking a proactive stance on security.
Since security flaws are essentially mistakes in design or implement-
ation, the OpenBSD team puts as much importance on finding and fixing
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Using online OpenBSD documentation:
Documentation is available if you first install the manual pages
distribution set. Traditionally, the UN*X "man pages" (documentation)
-are denoted by 'name(section)'. Some examples of this are
+are denoted by "name(section)". Some examples of this are
intro(1),
man(1),
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ The section numbers group the topics into several categories, but three
are of primary interest: user commands are in section 1, file formats
are in section 5, and administrative information is in section 8.
-The 'man' command is used to view the documentation on a topic, and is
-started by entering 'man [section] topic'. The brackets [] around the
+The "man" command is used to view the documentation on a topic, and is
+started by entering "man [section] topic". The brackets [] around the
section should not be entered, but rather indicate that the section is
optional. If you don't ask for a particular section, the topic with the
least-numbered section name will be displayed. For instance, after
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ where "subject-word" is your topic of interest; a list of possibly
related man pages will be displayed.
-Adding third party software; ``packages'' and ``ports'':
+Adding third party software - packages and ports:
--------------------------------------------------------
includeit(packages)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ netiquette is available at
https://www.OpenBSD.org/mail.html
-To report bugs, use the 'sendbug' command shipped with OpenBSD,
+To report bugs, use the "sendbug" command shipped with OpenBSD,
and fill in as much information about the problem as you can. Good
bug reports {:-include-:} lots of details. Additionally, bug reports can
be sent by mail to: