Re: [Debconf-team] dc6 report (again)
Thanks for that Pete.
Whilst I've yet to read through the draft report (I will do
so sometime soon, honest) I have ran it through ispell. I'm
assuming we're aiming to have en_US as the target language.
The attached patch fixes a few typos, a bunch of en_GB
spellings and your surname :-)
--
Jon Dowland
mostly american spelling changes, centre -> center; organise -> organize; a
few others (mbit -> Mbit; fix Peter's surname)
Index: amesol.tex
===================================================================
--- amesol.tex (revision 42)
+++ amesol.tex (working copy)
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
\small{AMESOL member and DebConf6 volunteer}
\end{center}
-AMESOL is a business organisation which aims to promote a productive
+AMESOL is a business organization which aims to promote a productive
environment for Mexican enterprises dedicated to free software. It was
-thus natural for us to agree to become involved in the organisation of
+thus natural for us to agree to become involved in the organization of
DebConf. Making such efforts would be positive for us, first by
raising awareness about free software in Mexico, and second by
-increasing our organisation's visibility and goodwill among the
+increasing our organization's visibility and goodwill among the
existing community.
Thanks to DebConf we have learned that the awareness and use of Debian
in Mexico is higher than we had thought. This has allowed our
-organisation to get a better view of the opportunities available, and
-has already resulted in our members persuing some new business
+organization to get a better view of the opportunities available, and
+has already resulted in our members pursuing some new business
opportunities. Another benefit to our members was the exposure they
got to the community and to the pool of talented local people that
gathered in the conference.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
\end{quotation}
I firmly believe that the conference itself, the fact that it was held
-in Mexico, and our involvement in its organisation have already borne
+in Mexico, and our involvement in its organization have already borne
fruit. Mexican involvement in free software development in general,
and in Debian in particular, has already increased. In my triple
involvement as an AMESOL member, as a businessman interested in free
Index: infrastructure.tex
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--- infrastructure.tex (revision 42)
+++ infrastructure.tex (working copy)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
\begin{center}
\textcolor{red}{Joerg Jaspert}
- \small{Co-Organiser, BOfH}
+ \small{Co-Organizer, BOfH}
\end{center}
\begin{figure}[h]
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@
we wanted to have a wireless access point, using about 600m of
cable. In the end we used about 1800m of cables to get around 90\% of the
area connected, most of it using the great wireless access points
-sponsored by Aruba. One unexpected positive was that we ended up being able to use a fibre link to the talk rooms -- via 10mbit hubs.
+sponsored by Aruba. One unexpected positive was that we ended up being able to use a fiber link to the talk rooms -- via 10Mbit hubs.
As already mentioned earlier by Gunnar, we had to run multiple links to the
outside world, to get to the required minimum bandwidth.
\begin{quotation}
\textbf{it seems 5 times 2 has a different result in Mexico from
- elsewhere: here you get 7.5 MBit/s out of five 2 MBit/s internet links}
+ elsewhere: here you get 7.5 MBit/s out of five 2 MBit/s Internet links}
\end{quotation}
Those links had to terminate outside the hotel area, which meant we needed to get
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
\begin{quotation}
\textbf{Due to some uplink problems I started a local IRC server on a
server once. Within 2 minutes of announcing it to the attendees the
-whole hacklab turned silent...}
+whole hack lab turned silent...}
\end{quotation}
Index: introduction.tex
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--- introduction.tex (revision 42)
+++ introduction.tex (working copy)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
others interested in learning more about free software.
Oaxtepec is situated in Morelos state, about 75 minutes from Mexico
-City. DebConf was held in the IMSS Oaxtepec Vacation Centre, a large
+City. DebConf was held in the IMSS Oaxtepec Vacation Center, a large
complex containing several hotels and restaurants as well as
conferencing facilities.
Index: dc6-report.tex
===================================================================
--- dc6-report.tex (revision 42)
+++ dc6-report.tex (working copy)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % We need utf8 input, some names
% require it. Install latex-ucs
- % package in debian if you miss it
+ % package in Debian if you miss it
\usepackage{fancybox} % added for 60-Security-Enhanced-Linux-UML-instances
\usepackage[english]{varioref} % added for 60-Security-Enhanced-Linux-UML-instances
Index: credits.tex
===================================================================
--- credits.tex (revision 42)
+++ credits.tex (working copy)
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
\onecolumn % if you go and use this - DO NOT FORGET TO HAVE \twocolumn
% AT THE END OF YOUR FILE!
-\section{DebConf6 Organising Team}
+\section{DebConf6 Organizing Team}
\label{sec:organizing_team}
It would have been impossible to make such a large event a reality without the
outstanding help of a great group of volunteers -- starting with those whom we
can't name here, since they just volunteered to do various
-tasks during the conference, and ending with the core team, who started organising this year's DebConf
+tasks during the conference, and ending with the core team, who started organizing this year's DebConf
straight after the last one ended.
It's impossible to list everyone who contributed to make this event happen;
there are too many contributors. We are sorry for every name we forgot to
mention here:
-\subsection{Core Organising Team}
+\subsection{Core Organizing Team}
\paragraph{Main Organizer:}
Andreas Schuldei
-\paragraph{Co-Organisers:}
+\paragraph{Co-Organizers:}
Gunnar Wolf,
Joerg ``Ganneff'' Jaspert,
Neil ``Maulkin'' McGovern,
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
Meike Reichle
-\subsection{Local Organising Team}
+\subsection{Local Organizing Team}
-\paragraph{Mexican Organisation representing DebConf6:}
+\paragraph{Mexican Organization representing DebConf6:}
AMESOL, President: José Luis Chiquete Valdivieso
-\paragraph{Main Local Organisers:}
+\paragraph{Main Local Organizers:}
Gunnar Wolf,
Gabriela ``Nadezhda'' Manjarrez
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
\paragraph{Editors:}
Joerg Jaspert,
Gunnar Wolf,
-Pete Nuttal
+Pete Nuttall
\paragraph{Layout:}
Joerg Jaspert
Index: copyright.tex
===================================================================
--- copyright.tex (revision 42)
+++ copyright.tex (working copy)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
Page \pageref{sec:sponsors} of the report consists of a number of logos, reproduced to extend thanks to the
-sponsors and contributing organisations for their support. The logos and
+sponsors and contributing organizations for their support. The logos and
the associated trademarks are the property of the copyright and/or
trademark holders. The report license does not apply to the logos
themselves, and they are used in the report for informational purposes
Index: impressions.tex
===================================================================
--- impressions.tex (revision 42)
+++ impressions.tex (working copy)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
Debian (even a Linux distribution for use in thousands of schools,
Internet access points and desktops through the whole Country). Both
government and private enterprises are willing to sponsor new Venezuelan
-developers for next DCs, since they know about the great payback of the
+developers for next DCs, since they know about the great pay-back of the
event.
An event like DebConf represents a unique time of the year where
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
view on development topics which directly affects, in a short term, IT
plans in organizations in all parts of the world.
-I would recommend interested users, developers, decission makers and IT
+I would recommend interested users, developers, decision makers and IT
managers to attend an event such as DC. It's a unique event where
symbiotic relationships are established and chances are you'll find
great ideas which can positively affect your IT management in any
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
DebConf itself was good, with nice people, lots of high-quality talks and
discussions, a dip into the pool every once in a while. Finishing my own
-presentation meant I had to skip on the daytrip (and on the sunburn that
+presentation meant I had to skip on the day trip (and on the sunburn that
quite a few people got that day), but it was worth it as the presentation
was very well received. The formal dinner that same evening was
memorable; especially the incredible indoor waterfall and blackout.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
\begin{center}
\textcolor{red}{Christian Perrier}
- \small{Debian internationalisation team}
+ \small{Debian internationalization team}
\end{center}
DebConf 6 has been, as usual, too short for me! This unique
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
participation of attendees from Latin America, where the development of
Free Software, and particularly Debian, is impressive.
-The Debian internationalisation community also had a great chance to
+The Debian internationalization community also had a great chance to
start building a project for the future during DebConf 6, which
-could become one of the keys of Debian developmeent all over the world.
+could become one of the keys of Debian development all over the world.
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Index: dpl.tex
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--- dpl.tex (revision 42)
+++ dpl.tex (working copy)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
The ongoing contributions DebConf makes to the Debian
ecosystem are built on the generous support of its
sponsors, and the vast enthusiasm and dedication
-of the DebConf volunteer organisers, both local and
+of the DebConf volunteer organizers, both local and
global. Their work and involvement continues to
be appreciated by everyone involved in Debian.
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