Request advice on writing style / review
Hi list. I've recently written my first debian patch, which is very
simple, but uses a single debconf dialog. I'm a native English
speaker, but I'm having trouble matching the debian writing style, so
any advice or guidance on how to adjust my dialog text would be
greatly appreciated.
What I've got so far:
Template: preseed/accept_preseed_from_DHCP
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Accept a preseed URL from the DHCP server?
The DHCP server provided extra commands or customisations to
debian-installer via a preseed file. It is possible that these
commands were set by the network administrator; however, it is
impossible to verify this, or to ensure they have not been altered
by an attacker who already has access to the local network. For
this reason, you should only accept these customisations if you
accept the risk they entail.
This is for debian bug 788634
(bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=788634), if the additional
context is helpful. The gist of it is that d-i accepts a preseed URL
from a DHCP option, which may be insecure, so this patch is to add a
confirmation dialog to be shown if a preseed file is provided via
DHCP.
Thanks.
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