The patch below adds a link to the official less page, fixes a vi
artefact (a<a href=...>) and changes "mail list" to "mailing list" (not
100% sure about that one). These are the only visible changes. While
there, I zapped a lot of trailing whitespace.
Index: faq1.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/www/faq/faq1.html,v
retrieving revision 1.140
diff -u -p -r1.140 faq1.html
--- faq1.html 1 Nov 2014 20:44:30 -0000 1.140
+++ faq1.html 5 Nov 2014 06:33:44 -0000
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ please, use a max of 72 chars per line -
<p>
The <a href="../index.html">OpenBSD</a> project produces a freely
available, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our
-<a href="../goals.html">goals</a> place emphasis on correctness,
+<a href="../goals.html">goals</a> place emphasis on correctness,
<a href="../security.html">security</a>, standardization, and
-<a href="../plat.html">portability</a>.
+<a href="../plat.html">portability</a>.
<!-- XXXrelease -->
<p>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ OpenBSD 5.6 runs on the following platfo
<li><a href="../loongson.html">loongson</a> - Download only
<li><a href="../macppc.html">macppc</a> - <b>Available on CD</b>
<li><a href="../octeon.html">octeon</a> - Download only
- <li><a href="../sgi.html">sgi</a> - Download only
+ <li><a href="../sgi.html">sgi</a> - Download only
<li><a href="../socppc.html">socppc</a> - Download only
<li><a href="../sparc.html">sparc</a> - <b>Available on CD</b>
<li><a href="../sparc64.html">sparc64</a> - <b>Available on CD</b>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ platforms.
These images are not the same as the official CD sets.
<p>
-More information on OpenBSD platforms can be found on the
+More information on OpenBSD platforms can be found on the
<a href="../plat.html">Platforms</a> page.
<p>
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ system:
<li>OpenBSD integrates cutting-edge security technology suitable for
building firewalls and <a href="../crypto.html#hardware">private
network services</a> in a distributed environment.
- <li>OpenBSD benefits from strong ongoing development in many areas,
+ <li>OpenBSD benefits from strong ongoing development in many areas,
offering opportunities to work with emerging technologies with an
international community of programmers and end-users.
- <li>OpenBSD attempts to minimize the need for customization and
+ <li>OpenBSD attempts to minimize the need for customization and
tweaking.
For the vast majority of users, OpenBSD "Just Works" on their
hardware for their application.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ companies that depend upon OpenBSD (or O
there is no requirement of compensation.
<p>
-For further reading on other popular licenses read:
+For further reading on other popular licenses read:
<a href="../policy.html">OpenBSD Copyright Policy</a>.
<p>
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ on the <a href="../donations.html">donat
OpenBSD has a constant need for several types of support from the user
community. If you find OpenBSD useful, you are strongly encouraged to
find a way to contribute. If none of the suggestions below are right for
-you, feel free to propose an alternative by sending e-mail to
-<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.
+you, feel free to propose an alternative by sending e-mail to
+<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.
<p>
<ul>
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Theo de Raadt, located in Canada.
<h2>1.7 - When is the next release of OpenBSD?</h2>
The OpenBSD team makes a new release every six months, with target release
-dates in May and November. More information on the development cycle
+dates in May and November. More information on the development cycle
can be found <a href="faq5.html#Flavors">here</a>.
<p>
@@ -326,19 +326,20 @@ authoritative DNS server.
<li><a href="http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/";>Unbound 1.4.22</a>
-<li><a href="http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/";>Sudo v1.7.2p8</a>, allowing
+<li><a href="http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/";>Sudo v1.7.2p8</a>, allowing
users to run individual commands as root.
<li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ncurses.html";>Ncurses
5.7</a>
-<li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/";>Binutils 2.15</a>
+<li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/";>Binutils 2.15</a>
with patches.
<li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/gdb.html";>gdb 6.3</a> with
patches.
-<li>Less 458 with patches
+<li><a href="http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less";>Less 458</a> with
+patches.
<li>Awk Aug 10, 2011 version
@@ -364,8 +365,8 @@ of the same software.
You may get a bigger version number, but a less secure system.
<p>
-Of course, additional applications can be added through the OpenBSD
-<a href="faq15.html">packages and ports</a> system.
+Of course, additional applications can be added through the OpenBSD
+<a href="faq15.html">packages and ports</a> system.
<p>
<a name="WhatsNew"></a>
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ Great quantities of bad, unsupported, an
stripped out, including amazing "exploit mitigation countermeasures" and
the remaining code cleaned up creating a much leaner and more secure
replacement product.
-
+
<li><b>Improved hardware support:</b><br>
The usual improvements to support new and old hardware, including
network interfaces and disk interfaces.
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ network interfaces and disk interfaces.
It is unlikely anyone was actually using tape install, and HTTP is
easier for everyone than FTP.
-<li><b><a href="http://www.opensmtpd.org/";>OpenSMTP</a> replaces
+<li><b><a href="http://www.opensmtpd.org/";>OpenSMTP</a> replaces
sendmail as default MTA.</b><br>
Sendmail will still be available for this release if your installation
still needs it, but migrating to OpenSMTPD is recommended.
@@ -410,8 +411,8 @@ is a recursive resolver (asks other serv
is an authoritative server (provides authoritative information; usually
queried directly only by recursive resolvers).
-<li>Apache httpd, Kerberos, lynx, rmail, uucpd has been removed.</b><br>
-If desired, they can be installed from a<a href="faq15.html">packages</a>.
+<li>Apache httpd, Kerberos, lynx, rmail, uucpd have been removed.</b><br>
+If desired, they can be installed from <a href="faq15.html">packages</a>.
</ul>
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ Another major consideration is the wishe
The OpenBSD developers are the ultimate judges of what does and doesn't
go into the project.
Just because an application is "good" doesn't mean the OpenBSD project
-wishes to devote the resources needed to maintaining it, or that
+wishes to devote the resources needed to maintaining it, or that
they will share other's enthusiasm about its place in OpenBSD.
<p>
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ can not be considered.
Neither program is what many Unix users "expect" out of a mail or
DNS application.
-<li><i>Why is a web server included? It isn't needed by many people!</i><br>
+<li><i>Why is a web server included? It isn't needed by many people!</i><br>
Because the developers want it.
<li><i>Why isn't bzip2 included instead of gzip?</i><br>
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ something compatible with OpenBSD <a hre
</ul>
In most cases, these topics have been discussed in painful detail on
-the <a href="faq2.html#MailLists">mail lists</a>, please see archives
+the <a href="faq2.html#MailLists">mailing lists</a>, please see archives
if you need more information.
<p>
@@ -517,4 +518,4 @@ because you incorporated non-free softwa
<a href= "index.html">[FAQ Index]</a>
<a href= "faq2.html">[To Section 2 - Other OpenBSD Information Resources]</a>
</body>
-</html>
+</html>
