Re: r51573 - in trunk/manual: debian en/appendix
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:43:39AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> > ==============================================================================
> > --- trunk/manual/en/appendix/preseed.xml (original)
> > +++ trunk/manual/en/appendix/preseed.xml Mon Feb 25 12:56:07 2008
> > @@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
> > types of installation and even offers some features not available during
> > normal installations.
> >
> > +</para><para>
> > +
> > +Preseeding is not required. If you use an empty preseed file, the installer
> > +will behave just the same way as in a normal manual installation. Each
> > +question you preseed will (if you got it right!) modify the installation in
> > +some way from that baseline.
> > +
> > </para>
> >
> > <sect2 id="preseed-methods">
> >
>
> This looks confusing for me.
>
> What about this:
>
> Each question you preseed will (if you got it right!) modify the
> installation in some way from that baseline however preseeding is not
> required. If you use an empty preseed file, the installer will behave
> just the same way as in a normal installation.
This reads less well to me than the original; the use of "however" with
no preceding punctuation is particularly jarring, but the whole thing is
less straightforward and harder to read.
What in particular confused you about my text?
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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