jargon-buster jargon-buster-en.xml,1.2,1.3
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Fri Aug 26 02:43:45 UTC 2005
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/jargon-buster
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv25763
Modified Files:
jargon-buster-en.xml
Log Message:
Additional editing (down to the F's)
Index: jargon-buster-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/jargon-buster-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- jargon-buster-en.xml 25 Aug 2005 17:42:53 -0000 1.2
+++ jargon-buster-en.xml 26 Aug 2005 02:43:42 -0000 1.3
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
<glossary id="fedora-glossary">
<glossdiv>
<title>Jargon Buster</title>
- <glossentry id="gl-alsa">
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-alsa">
<glossterm>ALSA</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry id="ge-jb-anaconda">
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-anaconda">
<glossterm>Anaconda</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
<command>apt</command> has specific problems with
<firstterm>multilib</firstterm>, however, it is not
recommended for use with &FED; systems. Use <xref
- linkend="gl-yum"/> instead.
+ linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> instead.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -326,14 +326,16 @@
</para>
<glossseealso otherterm="names">&RHL; Names</glossseealso>
</glossdef>
- </glossentry> <!-- stopped here - PWF -->
+ </glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>cron</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- A daemon to execute scheduled commands, for example to check
- email each day at noon. Cron searches /var/spool/cron for
- crontab files which are named after accounts in /etc/passwd;
+ The <command>cron</command> system executes automatic jobs
+ on behalf of the system or an individual user on a schedule.
+ An example of a system <command>cron</command> job might
+ include running <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> nightly to update
+ the system.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -341,75 +343,115 @@
<glossterm>CUPS</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- The Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS") is a cross-platform
- printing solution for all UNIX environments. It is based on
- the "Internet Printing Protocol" and provides complete
- printing services to most PostScript and raster
- printers.<ulink
- url="http://www.cups.org/">Home
- page.</ulink>
+ The Common UNIX Printing System, or <acronym>CUPS</acronym>,
+ is a cross-platform printing solution for all UNIX-type
+ environments, including Linux and Macintosh OS X. It is
+ based on the Internet Printing Protocol and provides
+ complete printing services to most printers. CUPS drivers
+ are available at <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/windows/"/>
+ which allow Windows systems to use printers shared from
+ Linux systems. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/"/>
+ for more information about CUPS.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
- <glossterm>desktop switcher</glossterm>
- <glossdef>
- <para>
- The switchdesk-gnome package provides a GNOME look and feel
- for the Desktop Switcher program provided in the switchdesk
- package.
- </para>
+ <glossterm>Desktop Switcher</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool allows
+ a user to convert the &FED; desktop between <xref
+ linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> and <xref linkend="gl-jb-kde"/>. To
+ run the <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool
+ from the Main Menu, select
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>More
+ Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Desktop
+ Switcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you do not see this
+ item in your menu, you may not have the
+ <filename>switchdesk-gui</filename> package installed. Refer
+ to &FDPDOCS-URL; to learn how to use <xref
+ linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> to install software packages.
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
- <glossterm>eth0</glossterm>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-eth0">
+ <glossterm>eth0</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ The <systemitem>eth0</systemitem> name represents the first
+ discovered <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> interface in a
+ &FED; system. If your &FED; system has more than one such
+ interface, the others will be numbered
+ <systemitem>eth1</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>eth2</systemitem>, and so on.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-ethernet">
+ <glossterm>Ethernet</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- (Normally) the first ethernet port on your system
+ Ethernet is the most common type of network technology for
+ small computer networks.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-ethtool">
<glossterm>ethtool</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Ethtool is a Linux net driver diagnostic and tuning tool for
- the Linux 2.4.x (or later) series of kernels. It obtains
+ The <command>ethtool</command> utility is a Linux network
+ driver diagnostic and tuning tool for Linux 2.4 or later
+ kernels. The <command>ethtool</command> utility obtains
information and diagnostics related to media, link status,
- driver version, PCI (or other) bus location, and more.
+ driver version, bus location, and more.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-faq">
<glossterm>FAQ</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Frequently Asked Questions, for Fedora see
- <ulink url=" http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/">fedora.redhat.com</ulink>
+ A <acronym>FAQ</acronym> is a list of Frequently Asked
+ Questions. Refer to <ulink
+ url="http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/"/> for a FAQ about
+ the &FP;. Refer to <ulink
+ url="http://fedorafaq.org/"/> for a FAQ about using &FED;.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-fdl">
<glossterm>FDL</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- GNU Free Documentation License (FDL), see
- <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html">gnu.org</ulink>
+ The GNU Free Documentation License (<acronym>FDL</acronym>)
+ is a means of ensuring freedom for program documentation.
+ The &FDP; uses the FDL for its official documentation. In
+ fact, this document is licensed through the FDL. As is the
+ case with all freedoms, the FDL carries both rights and
+ responsibilities. You have the right to modify and
+ redistribute FDL materials, or create other works based on
+ them. You then have the responsibility of licensing any
+ such material under the FDL as well. In this fashion the
+ FDL guarantees that documentation cannot be made less free
+ by a recipient.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
- <glossterm>FHS - File System Hierarchy Standard</glossterm>
+ <glossterm>FHS</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- A collaborative document that defines the names and
- locations of many files and directories on a Linux system.
- Worth getting to know if you want to know what
- <emphasis>should</emphasis> go where. Refer to
- <ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-filesystem-fhs.html">&RH;</ulink>
+ The File Hierarchy Standard, or <acronym>FHS</acronym>, is a
+ collaborative document that defines the names and locations
+ of many files and directories on a Linux system. The FHS
+ also sets standards for the types of files that should
+ inhabit specific system directories. Refer to <ulink
+ url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/> for more information
+ about the FHS.
</para>
</glossdef>
- </glossentry>
+ </glossentry><!-- End for now - PWF -->
<glossentry>
<glossterm>FreshRPMS</glossterm>
<glossdef>
@@ -479,7 +521,7 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnome">
<glossterm>GNOME</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
@@ -509,8 +551,8 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
- <glossterm>GPL & non-GPL http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.htm</glossterm>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-gpl">
+ <glossterm>GPL</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
Gnu General Public Licence. Refer to
@@ -573,7 +615,7 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-kde">
<glossterm>KDE</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
@@ -1106,7 +1148,7 @@
<glossseealso otherterm="names">&RHL; Names</glossseealso>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
- <glossentry id="gl-yum">
+ <glossentry id="gl-jb-yum">
<glossterm>Yum</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
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