Re: [PATCH v1 4/6] site: faq: fix various spelling mistakes.

[Adrien 'neox' Bourmault]

Le dimanche 12 mai 2024 à 23:36 +0200, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli a écrit :
> From: DiffieHellman <DiffieHellman@endianness.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: DiffieHellman <DiffieHellman@endianness.com>
> GNUtoo: split, commit message, keep "Linux kernel", rephrase the part
> with BusyBox.
> Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
> ---
>  site/faq.md | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md
> index 1b9eea0..51ba61b 100644
> --- a/site/faq.md
> +++ b/site/faq.md
> @@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ technically a problem, because an option ROM can be free
> or
> non-free.
>  
>  Loading the option ROM from the PIKE2008 module on either ASUS KCMA-D8
>  or KGPE-D16 causes the system to hang at boot. It's possible to use
> -this in the payload (if you use a linux kernel payload, like linuxboot),
> +this in the payload (if you use a Linux kernel payload, like LinuxBoot),
>  or to boot (with SeaGRUB and/or SeaBIOS) from regular SATA and then use
>  it in GNU+Linux. The Linux kernel is capable of using the PIKE2008
>  module without loading the option ROM.
>  
> -Refer to the [linuxboot website](https://www.linuxboot.org/). This is a
> special
> -busybox+linux system, which goes in the boot flash as a coreboot payload. You
> -can insert it into your GNU Boot image using cbfstool, if it's big enough.
> -On KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 it's trivial to upgrade the boot flash to 16MiB, which is
> -more than enough to fit Linuxboot. See:\
> +Refer to the [LinuxBoot website](https://www.linuxboot.org/). This is a
> special
> +system that uses BusyBox and the Linux kernel, which goes in the boot flash
> as
> a
> +coreboot payload. You can insert it into your GNU Boot image using cbfstool,
> if
> +it's big enough. On KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 it's trivial to upgrade the boot flash
> to
> +16MiB, which is more than enough to fit LinuxBoot. See:\
>  [External flashing guide](docs/install/spi.md)
>  
>  LinuxBoot has many advanced features. It provides a bootloader called uroot,
> @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ kernel, this means that LinuxBoot can make use of the
> PIKE2008
> module.
>  
>  TODO: Integrate this in GNU Boot, as a payload option, but also:
>  
> -TODO: Fork LinuxBoot, and make a version of it that uses linux-libre. Ensure
> +TODO: Fork LinuxBoot, and make a version of it that uses Linux-libre. Ensure
>  that it is a fully free distribution, so that the FSF can endorse it.
>  
>  LinuxBoot is *perfect*, especially if you're setting up one of these systems
> to
> @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ point of GNU Boot is to be 100% [free
>  software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html).
>  
>  On some older Intel CPUs, it is possible to exclude the microcode
> -updates and not have any reliability issues in practise. All current
> +updates and not have any reliability issues in practice. All current
>  GNU Boot systems work without microcode updates (otherwise, they
>  wouldn't be supported in GNU Boot). However, all modern Intel CPUs
>  require the microcode updates, otherwise the system will not boot at
> @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ How do I pad a image before flashing?
>  It is advisable to simply use a larger image. This section was written
>  mostly for ASUS KCMA-D8 and KGPE-D16 mainboards, where previously we only
>  provided 2MiB images in GNU Boot, but we now provide 16MiB images.
> -Other sizes are not provided because in practise, someone upgrading one of
> +Other sizes are not provided because in practice, someone upgrading one of
>  these chips will just use a 16MiB one. Larger sizes are available, but 16MiB
>  is the maximum that you can use on all currently supported systems
>  that use SPI flash.
> @@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ you absolutely must use this technology, an external USB
> dongle is much
>  better because it can be easily removed when you don't need it, thereby
>  disabling any external entities from tracking your location.
>  
> -Use of ethernet or wifi is recommended, as opposed to mobile networks,
> +Use of ethernet or Wi-Fi is recommended, as opposed to mobile networks,
>  as these are generally much safer.
>  
>  On all current GNU Boot laptops, it is possible to remove the WWAN card
> @@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@ setting) for the graphics.
>  Fedora won't boot? (may also be applicable to Redhat/CentOS)
>  -----------------------------------------------------------
>  
> -On Fedora, by default the grub.cfg tries to boot linux in 16-bit mode. You
> -just have to modify Fedora's GRUB configuration.
> +On Fedora, by default the grub.cfg tries to boot the Linux kernel in 16-bit
> +mode. You just have to modify Fedora's GRUB configuration.
>  Refer to [the GNU+Linux page](docs/gnulinux/).
>  
>  Can I use BSD?
> @@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ Does GNU Boot make my machine 100% free?
>  GNU Boot on all devices only provides host hardware init firmware images,
>  that can be written 25XX SPI NOR Flash. But on many systems there are
>  a lot more computers running blob firmware.
> -Some of them are not practicable to replace due to being located on Mask ROM.
> +Some of them are not practical to replace due to being located on Mask ROM.
>  Some devices have EC firmware being build as well.
>  Additionally, besides software components, there are hardware ones
>  (from ICs to boards) that are not released on OSHW licenses.

Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>

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