Hi, Brian Potkin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun 30 Sep 2018 at 20:18:32 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > > > > > Miguel Figueiredo <[email protected]> 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... > > <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 :-) Thanks for proof-reading ! Holger > > features. > > > > </para><para> > > > > More information can be found on the <ulink > > url="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/";>Debian Installer page > > </ulink>, on the <ulink url="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstalle";>Wiki > > </ulink> and on the <ulink url="http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/";> > > debian-boot mailing list</ulink>. > > > > </para> > > > > </sect1> > > -- > Brian. -- Holger Wansing <[email protected]> PGP-Finterprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
