Changeset b64efa2

Timestamp:

10/15/2022 08:05:17 PM (19 months ago)

Author:

David Bryant <davidbryant@…>

Branches:

11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, bdubbs/gcc13, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

62a598f

Parents:

2e45b62

Message:

Clarfied a few points and corrected English idiom.

File:

• prologue/standards.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

prologue/standards.xml

@@ -33 +33 @@
 
         <para>The LSB has four separate standards: Core, Desktop,
-        Runtime Languages, and Imaging. In addition to generic requirements
-        there are also architecture specific requirements.  There are also two
-        areas for trial use: Gtk3 and Graphics.  LFS attempts to conform to the
+        Runtime Languages, and Imaging. There are generic requirements,
+        and also architecture specific requirements.  There are also two
+        trial standards: Gtk3 and Graphics.  LFS attempts to conform to the
+        LASB standards for the IA32 / IA64 (Intel) and AMD64 (AMD)
         architectures discussed in the previous section.</para>
 
-        <note><para>Many people do not agree with the requirements of the LSB.
-        The main purpose of defining it is to ensure that proprietary software
-        will be able to be installed and run properly on a compliant system.
+        <note><para>Many people do not agree with these requirements.
+        The main purpose of the LSB is to ensure that proprietary software
+        can be installed and run on a compliant system.
         Since LFS is source based, the user has complete control over what
-        packages are desired and many choose not to install some packages that
+        packages are desired; you may choose not to install some packages that
         are specified by the LSB.</para></note>
 
@@ -48 +49 @@
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <para>Creating a complete LFS system capable of passing the LSB
-    certifications tests is possible, but not without many additional packages
-    that are beyond the scope of LFS.  These additional packages have
-    installation instructions in BLFS. </para>
+    <para>While it is possible to create a complete system that will pass the LSB
+    certification tests "from scratch", this can't be done without many additional packages
+    that are beyond the scope of the LFS book.  Installation instructions for these
+    additional packages can be found in BLFS. </para>
 
     <variablelist>