On Sun 30 Sep 2018 at 23:28:25 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > Hi, > > Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun 30 Sep 2018 at 20:18:32 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > > > > > > > > Miguel Figueiredo <el...@debianpt.org> wrote: > > > > on 1.x add What is the Debian Installer (purpose and scope of the > > > > installer) > > > > > > I would like to apply the below patch from Miguel, if noone objects: > > > > > > > > > > > > <title>What is the Debian Installer?</title> > > > > > > <para> > > > > > > Debian Installer, also known as "d-i", is the software system to install > > > a basic working Debian system. A wide range of hardware such as > > > embedded devices, laptops, desktops and server machines is supported and a > > > large set of free software for many purposes is offered. > > > > > > </para><para> > > > > Looks ok. > > > > > The installation is conducted by answering a basic set of questions. > > > Also available are an expert mode that allows to control every aspect of > > > the installation and an advanced feature to perform automated > > > installations. > > > The installed system can be used as is or further customized. > > > The installation can be performed from a multitude of sources: USB, > > ^ > > number (multitude is a bit more > > than 4) > > > CD/DVD/Blue Ray or the network. > > > > > > </para><para> > > > > > > The installer goes back to the boot-floppies project, and it was > > ------------ > > ^ > > "has its origin in" is an alternative. Nit picking > > Unsure, which one is better...
So am I. "goes back to" implies that the start of d-i was about the same time when the boot-floppies project existed. "has its origin in" makes a more causal link in that it says that d-i was developed from the boot-floppies project. > > > <ulink > > > url="http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2000/06/msg00279.html";>first > > > mentioned</ulink> by Joey Hess in 2000 [1]. Since then the installation > > > system > > > has been continuously developed by volunteers improving and adding more > > ^ > > continually (time, not space. I am in a minority.) > > Sorry, I don't understand what is meant with "I am in a minority" ... ? > Does it mean "Changing 'continuously' into 'continually' is a point to > discuss about", or is it a sentence which describes why 'continuously' should > be > changed into 'continually'. > > Sorry, language barrier :-) No, it was entirely my fault; I was too brief in what I said. Forget I ever said it, please. "continuously" is fine. -- Brian.
