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Subject:RFC: add text about freedesktop.org and related topics to FAQ
From:Mark Linimon (lini@lonesome.com)
Date:Jun 8, 2004 7:40:47 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-doc

On Tuesday 08 June 2004 01:38 pm, you wrote:

'the most popular' kind of rubs me the wrong way. Is there any proof that it is the most popular?

OK, I can settle for 'most widely installed on Open Source platforms' or something. Recommend something ...

+ <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org">The XFree86 Project, + Inc.</ulink> This software was installed by default on + &os; versions up until 4.10 and 5.2. Although X.org

<hostname> tags please. :)

I'm sorry, I don't see any existing use of <hostname> in any of the articles or books, please advise expected use?

<filename>fd.o</filename> ?

No, it's shorthand for freedesktop.org, as mentioned earlier in the text. But I think I should remove all references to it, it just confuses everyone.

Otherwise, I can go ahead and do all that. I did kind of rush it in with insufficient review, but the question is getting asked about every 3 days, maximum, and so _some_ text needed to go in.

mcl