Re: Bug#645850: lxc package debconf templates
Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Do you guys think that the templates text wording has converged to
> something agreed by Daniel?
I attach my current patch against the original lxc.templates.
Some but not all of our modifications to the package descriptions have
already been applied. The one part that still worries me there is the
claim that containers each have
their own namespace for filesystem, network, PID, IPC, CPU and
memory allocation
Ignoring the question of Serial Comma, it's not clear what this means,
exactly. If there were a few more plural endings, it would make sense
as a slightly abbreviated way of saying:
their own namespace for file systems, for networks, for PIDs, for
IPC, for CPUs, and for memory-allocation
but without the plural endings that doesn't work, and the only thing I
can see that's grammatical is to interpret it as short for:
their own namespace for file system allocation, for network
allocation, for PID allocation, for IPC allocation, for CPU
allocation, and for memory allocation
"Filesystem allocation" sounds implausible, but if that really is what
it's trying to say it would anyway be better off phrasing it as
something more like:
their own namespace for allocation of file systems, networks, PIDs,
IPC, CPUs, and memory
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english
# team
#
# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask
# debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org for advice.
#
# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such
# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers.
Template: lxc/title
Type: title
_Description: Linux Containers: LXC setup
Template: lxc/auto
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Automatically start Linux Containers on boot?
Please choose whether Linux Containers configured in /etc/lxc/auto
should be automatically started during system boot, and shut down on
reboot or halt.
.
To take advantage of this, copy or symlink their configuration files
into the /etc/lxc/auto directory.
--- lxc.templates.pristine 2011-09-23 10:13:02.869960624 +0100
+++ lxc.templates 2011-11-17 09:16:27.271508960 +0000
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
Template: lxc/title
Type: title
-_Description: Linux Container (LXC)
+_Description: Linux Containers: LXC setup
Template: lxc/auto
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Linux Container: Automatic start and stop
- Linux Containers that have their configuration files copied or symlinked
- to the /etc/lxc/auto directory can be automatically started during system
- boot and shutdown on reboot/halt.
- .
- If unsure, choose yes (default).
+_Description: Automatically start Linux Containers on boot?
+ Please choose whether Linux Containers configured in /etc/lxc/auto
+ should be automatically started during system boot, and shut down on
+ reboot or halt.
+ .
+ To take advantage of this, copy or symlink their configuration files
+ into the /etc/lxc/auto directory.
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