[Bug 272728] inet(4) still mentions the VAX

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272728

            Bug ID: 272728
           Summary: inet(4) still mentions the VAX
           Product: Base System
           Version: 13.2-STABLE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: misc
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: elizabeth.jennifer.myers@gmail.com

I noticed this in the inet(4) manpage:

> When four parts are specified, each is interpreted as a byte of data and
> assigned, from left to right, to the four bytes of an Internet address.
> Note that when an Internet address is viewed as a 32-bit integer quantity
> on the VAX the bytes referred to above appear as “d.c.b.a”.  That is, VAX
> bytes are ordered from right to left."

A fascinating bit of historical trivia, but I'm afraid the VAX died before I
was born, and I'm already in my 30's ;p. I don't think FreeBSD has even
supported the VAX, ever, so this feels a little antique.

I would suggest changing it to little-endian, or just omitting the last two
sentences entirely.

I realise this is a very minor bug, but it's still aesthetic and this should be
updated.

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