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>--- doc/en/faq.xml	2005-04-16 17:20:42.000000000 -0400
>+++ faq.xml	2005-06-04 00:13:20.457214400 -0400
>@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
> 
> <license/>
> 
>-<version>2.15</version>
>-<date>2005-04-16</date>
>+<version>2.16</version>
>+<date>2005-06-03</date>
> 
> <chapter>
> <title>Featured Questions</title>
>@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
> 
> 
> A <e>Gentoo</e> is a species of a small, fast penguin, pronounced "gen-too" (the
>-"g" in "gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scientific name of the Gentoo 
>+"g" in "Gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scientific name of the Gentoo 
> penguin is <e>Pygoscelis papua</e>. The name <e>Gentoo</e> has been given to the
> penguin by the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
> 
>@@ -283,19 +283,18 @@
> 
> 
> 
>-With Gentoo you can build your entire system from source completely using your
>-choice of optimizations. You have complete control over what packages are or
>-aren't installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices so you can install
>-Gentoo to your own taste. This is why Gentoo is called a 
>-<e>meta-distribution</e>.
>+With Gentoo you can build your entire system from source, using your choice of
>+optimizations. You have complete control over what packages are or aren't
>+installed. Gentoo provides you with numerous choices so you can install Gentoo
>+to your own taste. This is why Gentoo is called a <e>meta-distribution</e>.
> 
> 
> 
>-Gentoo is very actively developed. Not only the <e>ebuilds</e> themselves (the
>+Gentoo is actively developed. Not only the <e>ebuilds</e> themselves (the
> package format Gentoo uses) but the entire distribution uses a rapid pace
> development style. Patches to the packages are quickly integrated in the
> mainline tree, documentation is updated on daily basis, portage features are
>-added frequently, releases succeed each other quickly, ...
>+added frequently, and releases succeed each other quickly.
> 
> 
> </body>
>@@ -319,31 +318,31 @@
> 
> 
> 
>-Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-march=&lt;your_arch&gt; -O2</c> first 
>-before reporting a bug.
>+Please try to compile with CFLAGS <c>-march=&lt;your_arch&gt; -O2</c> before
>+reporting a bug.
> 
> 
> </body>
> </section>
> <section id="password">
>-<title>How can i change the root (or any other user's) password?</title>
>+<title>How can I change the root (or any other user's) password?</title>
> <body>
> 
> 
> You can use <c>passwd</c> to change the password for the user you are logged 
>-into. For extra options and setting, please see <c>man passwd</c> once you've 
>+into. For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c> once you've
> completed the install.
> 
> 
> </body>
> </section>
> <section id="useradd">
>-<title>How do i add a normal user?</title>
>+<title>How do I add a normal user?</title>
> <body>
> 
> 
>-The command <c>adduser gentoo</c> will add a user called gentoo. The next step 
>-is to give this user a password and <c>passwd</c> will do exactly that.
>+The command <c>adduser gentoo</c> will add a user called "gentoo". The next
>+step is to give this user a password using <c>passwd gentoo</c>.
> 
> 
> 
>@@ -357,13 +356,14 @@
> 
> This will add a user gentoo, will make possible for him to use sound-related
> devices (<path>/dev/sound/*</path>), will make possible for him to switch to
>-root (using <c>su</c>) and will make <path>/bin/bash</path> his/her login shell.
>+root (using <c>su</c>), and will make <path>/bin/bash</path> his/her login
>+shell.
> 
> 
> 
>-You can also install <c>superadduser</c> using <c>emerge superadduser</c> and 
>+You can install <c>superadduser</c> using <c>emerge superadduser</c> and 
> then issue <c>superadduser gentoo</c> to add a user called gentoo. Just follow 
>-the instructions given to you by <c>superadduser</c>.
>+the instructions which are then given.
> 
> 
> </body>
>@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@
> 
> 
> For security reasons, users may only <c>su</c> to root if they belong to the 
>-<e>wheel</e> group. To add a <e>username</e> to the <e>wheel</e> group, issue 
>-the following command as root:
>+wheel group. To add a username to the wheel group, issue the following command
>+as root:
> 
> 
> <pre caption="Adding a user to the wheel group">
>@@ -505,14 +505,14 @@
> <body>
> 
> 
>-You need to burn the file in so-called <e>raw</e> mode. This means that you
>-should <e>not</e> just place the file on the CD, but interpret the file as an
>-entire CD.
>+You need to burn the file in so-called raw mode. This means that you should
>+<e>not</e> just place the file on the CD, but interpret the file as an entire
>+CD.
> 
> 
> 
> There are lots of CD burning tools available; covering them all would be a
>-Sisyphean problem. Describing a few popular tools however doesn't hurt :)
>+Sisyphean problem. However, describing a few popular tools never hurts:
> 
> 
> <ul>
>@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@
> 
> 
> First you need to find our what CPU you use. Suppose it's a Pentium-M. Then you
>-need to find out what CPU it is, instruction-wise, compatible with. You need to
>-consult the CPUs vendor website for this, although <uri
>+need to find out what CPU it is, instruction-wise, compatible with. You may
>+need to consult the CPUs vendor website for this, although <uri
> link="http://www.google.com">Google</uri> is at least as efficient :-).
> 
> 
>@@ -583,20 +583,19 @@
> <chapter>
> <title>Package Management</title>
> <section id="ebuilds">
>-<title>In what format are the packages stored?</title>
>+<title>In what form are the packages stored?</title>
> <body>
> 
> 
> They exist in our portage tree as <e>ebuild</e> autobuild scripts; Gentoo is 
>-primarily a ports-based distribution, meaning that we provide scripts 
>-(<c>.ebuild</c> files) and a special system (Portage) so that you can build 
>-apps from sources. We generally only build binaries for releases and snapshots.
>-The <uri link="/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=1">Gentoo
>-Ebuild HOWTO</uri> covers the 
>-contents of an ebuild script in detail. For full binary ISO releases, we 
>-create a full suite of binary packages in an enhanced <c>.tbz2</c> format 
>-(<c>.tar.bz2</c> compatible with meta-information attached to the end of the 
>-file).
>+a ports-based distribution, meaning that we provide scripts (<c>.ebuild</c>
>+files) and a special system (Portage) so that you can build apps from sources.
>+We generally only build binaries for releases and snapshots. The <uri
>+link="/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=1">Gentoo Ebuild
>+HOWTO</uri> covers the contents of an ebuild script in detail. For full binary
>+ISO releases, we create a full suite of binary packages in an enhanced
>+<c>.tbz2</c> format (<c>.tar.bz2</c> compatible with meta-information attached
>+to the end of the file).
> 
> 
> </body>
>@@ -890,7 +889,7 @@
> </body>
> </section>
> <section id="metalogd">
>-<title>Metalogd doesn't log in real time!</title>
>+<title>Metalogd doesn't log in real time</title>
> <body>
> 
> 
>@@ -906,9 +905,9 @@
> 
> 
> <pre caption="Turning metalog buffering on/off">
>-<comment>(To turn the buffering off:)</comment>
>+<comment>(To turn the buffering off)</comment>
> # killall -USR1 metalog
>-<comment>(To turn the buffering back on:)</comment>
>+<comment>(To turn the buffering back on)</comment>
> # killall -USR2 metalog
> </pre>
> 
>@@ -938,7 +937,7 @@
> 
> New releases are announced on the <uri 
> link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/lists.xml">gentoo-announce</uri> 
>-mailing list. In reality the packages themselves are updated shortly after the 
>+mailing list. The packages themselves are usually updated shortly after the
> main authors release new code. As for when Gentoo makes new releases, check our
> <uri link="/proj/en/releng">Release Engineering Project</uri> page.
>

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