docs/99470: Revised description of freebsd-embedded for Handbook

David Wolfskill david at catwhisker.org
Mon Jun 26 00:40:31 UTC 2006


>Number:         99470
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Revised description of freebsd-embedded for Handbook
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:40:22 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Wolfskill
>Release:        n/a
>Organization:
Wolfskill & Dowling residence
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD g1-18.catwhisker.org. 6.1-STABLE FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE #105: Sun Jun 25 06:26:14 PDT 2006     root at g1-18.catwhisker.org.:/common/S1/obj/usr/src/sys/LAPTOP_30W  i386

>Description:
	gnn@ has requested a revised description of the freebsd-embedded
	mailing list (ref. PR docs/99084).
>How-To-Repeat:
	n/a
>Fix:
Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/freebsd/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.176
diff -u -r1.176 chapter.sgml
--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.sgml	18 Jun 2006 21:02:22 -0000	1.176
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.sgml	25 Jun 2006 23:34:52 -0000
@@ -971,9 +971,15 @@
 	    <para><emphasis>Using FreeBSD in embedded
 	      applications</emphasis></para>
 
-	    <para>This list discusses topics related to unusually small and
-	      embedded FreeBSD installations.  This is a technical mailing
-	      list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para>
+	    <para>This list discusses topics related to using FreeBSD in embedded
+	      systems.  This is a technical mailing list for which strictly
+	      technical content is expected.  For the purpose of this list we define
+	      embedded systems as those computing devices which are not desktops and
+	      which usually serve a single purpose as opposed to being general
+	      computing environments.  Examples include, but are not limited to,
+	      all kinds of phone handsets, network equipment such as routers,
+	      switches and PBXs, remote measuring equipment, PDAs, point of sale
+	      systems etc.</para>
 	  </listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 
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