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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2019-08-01 19:42:53 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2019-08-01 19:42:53 +0000 |
commit | 0b234a459a84cbc18477ab80fa6473152f7dbca3 (patch) | |
tree | 7e9ced1c37289dcc152397a94045cbe1baf54dd2 /distrib/notes/INSTALL | |
parent | e6e7d3cc95da70555a194ff5f0160d43863ba6b7 (diff) |
text improvements from evan silberman;
tweaked along the way by at least myself and tj;
ok tj deraadt
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes/INSTALL')
-rw-r--r-- | distrib/notes/INSTALL | 18 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
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: |