Bug 907627 - Some suggested grammatical corrections
Summary: Some suggested grammatical corrections
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora Documentation
Classification: Fedora
Component: uefi-secure-boot-guide
Version: devel
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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low
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Assignee: Eric Christensen
QA Contact: Fedora Docs QA
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-02-04 21:01 UTC by David Ramlakhan
Modified: 2013-02-28 14:50 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2013-02-28 14:50:05 UTC
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Description David Ramlakhan 2013-02-04 21:01:30 UTC
Just read the draft version 18.2.2 and would like to offer the following corrections for consideration: 

Preface: Section 1.1
Replace:
Key combinations can be distinguished from keycaps by the hyphen connecting each part
With:
Key combinations can be distinguished from keycaps by the plus sign (+) connecting each part

Chapter 1:
Perhaps an explanation of what UEFI stands for would be useful in the introduction?

Chapter 1: Section 1.1
Replace:
We can be certain that no unsigned executable code is present until the initial ramdisk (initrd) is loaded
With:
Secure Boot ensures that no unsigned executable code is present until the initial ramdisk (initrd) is loaded

Chapter 1: Section 1.2
Replace:
In Fedora if you use Secure Boot, what modules the kernel loads can be restricted, but user space malware cannot.
With:
Secure Boot in Fedora allows you to restrict modules loaded by the kernel: but it does not allow you to control malware loaded in user space.

Chapter 2: Section 2.1
Replace:
The solution to use the Microsoft signing service was one of simplicity
With:
The option to use the Microsoft signing service was provided for simplicity

Chapter 2: Section 2.2
Typo:
Thie blacklist is a file
Correction:
The blacklist is a file

Replace:
Microsoft will provide this list to Fedora Project
With:
Microsoft will provide this list to the Fedora Project

Replace:
Microsoft has stated that the blacklist is to be used to prevent binaries being used for attacks from executing.
With:
Microsoft has stated that the blacklist is to be used to prevent binaries being used to execute attacks.

Replace:
We are working to limit the impacts of this
With:
We are working to limit the impact of this

Chapter 2: Section 2.3
Replace:
In future iterations of Secure Boot support the above may also be possible
With:
In future iterations of Secure Boot support for the above may also be possible

regards

Dave R


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