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Re: [RFR] new and old gpsd template



>> _Description: Device the GPS receiver is attached to:
> 
> Trailing prepositions are jarring at best.  Also, do GPS receivers
> need to be *attached* to anything, in these days of Bluetooth and so on?
> 
> I suggested "Device used by the GPS receiver:"

The gpsd receiver doesn't user any device at all imho.
"Device used to connect to the GPS recevier"
probably. Even bluetooth devives don't work out of the box
(unfortunately), they need to be 'attached' to a device using rfcomm.

> 
>>  Please enter the device the GPS receiver is attached to. This will probably be
>>  something like /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyUSB0.
> 
> Trailing preposition and a . following a device name is confusing.
> Replace with:-
> 
>  Enter the device used by the GPS receiver.  It will probably be something
>  like /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyUSB0

Changed.

Thanks,

Bernd

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Bernd Zeimetz
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