handbook: fix outdated references and minor grammar issues#646
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handbook: fix outdated references and minor grammar issues#646hypery11 wants to merge 2 commits intofreebsd:mainfrom
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- config: note that inetd has been deprecated in recent releases - disks/gbde: update device names from ad* to ada* throughout the example to match modern FreeBSD naming - disks/gbde: remove sysinstall NOTE (sysinstall was removed in FreeBSD 10) - desktop: fix "a easy-to-use" -> "an easy-to-use" - desktop: fix "different kind" -> "different kinds"
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| Other services can be started using man:inetd[8]. | ||
| Working with man:inetd[8] and its configuration is described in depth in crossref:network-servers[network-inetd,“The inetd Super-Server”]. | ||
| Historically, other services could be started using man:inetd[8], though this has been deprecated in recent FreeBSD releases. |
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I think some services are still operated via inetd, like tftpd.
inetd is still used for some services like tftpd, so the original wording was fine.
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Good call on the inetd thing — you're right, tftpd and others still use it. I reverted that change, the original wording is fine. |
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What's left here? Can I proceed? |
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Went through a few more handbook chapters and found some stuff that's out of date or just wrong: