From nobody Mon Jul 18 02:07:20 2022 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4LmQMX1CFWz4WpfR for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4LmQMW6FTZz3rMB for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4LmQMW5GpjzN6f for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 26I27JCj024214 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:19 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 26I27Jau024213 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:19 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 265247] Typos in the FreeBsd HandBook, Chapter 30 'Network Servers', Section 30.4 titled 'Network Information System'. Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:07:20 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Books & Articles X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: ghislain@smartix.llc X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1658110039; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=oxPtyqVZ3DHXsVXdZJV67If3DrbMCCimMN/SeGlospc=; b=QJX6G9fb3c8bajOeqilCgiNM3JmkfFjEosnoNNTMW1IFXNDC6KwQKFqYMJRDZtpQLT5s8v cdYScRs9nBKF+jSzCu8PbUHKBdNZ8zqYdi5Tffg5PJ7rPHoAXxMd22aFXdKbURJQNFMVJd 3aAf4h6w6WeCqF86ItJjlOluZvFxijL+vYlmj2D4eV3KNoNMzATgmrE8kQJIkiAm+rVViy sNYgLyRsANTJxfSS47YVyyYQKRdQunbu1/g44rQDzcNJna3MvYWdDYTXxD5BILJKfb7H+E 5UvtrE39W2ncYulaEanxaYXPYnR1Tt/38PpBPCKogPp9wX9p76efnL4KEr6ayg== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1658110039; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=sy2IFCJyDtleV6yjk+rkFYN6OpBqy5BuKnusvuVnq4/CkAFL+uPE2C5anhmvuDf5QW2wgf TYHwXn9GsGUkJBo0voF9p9tfcWJ7MC8MeT7HTGIFYr3yv+sKDJN0wiJuLEEjBuQsbpRlFY 8ts28V6/GhvhpyEs6hz4e1pC6j842aFBhq2xjiZnd8Y84Ar7z075hBtqnQW+0EPOBW+nnV /1GHOOlr/f4qxVwpS74sJwERyM6J1tRGh60bL14FJ4tyrwTG+D5Uq1dc/r1n1kv+e6lV3z GKlb1e4Wg1FD9BSfaJXEyt79GUsNX9+lroSPlEDgaHeWHqx/IQJVgj9icOglcw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D265247 --- Comment #7 from ghislain --- (In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #3) Thanks for the pointer. It triggered a curiosity that I wanted to satisfy a= nd therefore more effort was put into understanding the issue. We seem to be witnessing a grammatical nuance of the English language creeping into the documentation. This nuance is explained by reasons pertaining to the histor= ical usages of the English language coupled with preferences in the choice of articles used to define nouns (or acronyms in our particular case). No scientific solution has been proposed/found to solve the issue so freedo= m is given to English readers/speakers to choose the article that best fits the situation in both written and spoken English. To quote the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage : > A few words, such as historic and (especially in England) hotel,=20 > are in transition, and may be found with either a or an.=20 > You choose the article that best suits your own pronunciation.=20 This nuance is confusing enough for the English speaking community to spark fierce debates on the matter. Being from Burkina Faso ( a french speaking country in West Africa), this nuance just adds more confusion in the terminology used. In closing, this begs few questions.=20 1- How many users does this really affect because right now It seems to be = only me. But because I am fairly confident that I am speaking for a larger commu= nity as suggested by the fierce debate on the subject, the next two questions are not only legitimate but also relevant.=20 2- Does this call for a convention in the documentation?=20 3- Does this call for a more general consensus? Full Reference: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-a-or-an --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=