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[David Manuel Pires <slickymaster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hannie.

On 19 September 2013 07:52, Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Hi David,
> Good question! Whether a word should be explained in the glossary or not
> is a choice of the author or editor. Personally I think switch is rather
> technical and does not need to be explained in a beginners' guide (just my
> 2 cents).
> Hannie
>

I do understand your point when you say that a switch is a rather technical
piece of equipment, and I'm aware that most users are familiar with the
term router and not with the term switch, but I was trying to point out is
that it doesn't seem to make much sense that since they're used in the same
sentence demonstrating how a wired connection can be obtained, one has a
call to it's description (and it's the one most users already know its
purpose) and the other does not.

I need to correct my description of a switch in my previous mail as it
wasn't grammatically correct.

*A switch is a computer networking device that **receives** data from any
device connected to it and then transmits that data only to the device for
which it was meant.*

Regards,
David


> Op 18-09-13 17:05, David Manuel Pires schreef:
>
> Hi, Jim and team
>
>  I'm currently in the process of reviewing the "getting online" section
> and noticed that at its very beginning (in the second paragraph) it is used
> a *\gls* tag associated with the term router, meaning that if someone
> needs to read an explanation of what a router is, when clicking the word is
> directly pointed to it's definition in the glossary, but there's no \gls
> tag associated with the term switch. Is there any specific explanation for
> this or is this just something that was forgotten?
>
>  A definition of what a switch is should, IMHO, also be included in the
> Glossary section and its respective tag included throughout the manual.
> A possible definition could be something like:
> *A switch is a computer networking device that that data from any device
> connected to it and then transmits that data only to the device for which
> it was meant.*
> *
> *
> What do you think?
>
>  Regards,
> David Pires
>
>
> On 16 September 2013 00:47, Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  Hey David and Carsten,
>>
>> The "getting online" section in the 13.10 Ubuntu manual is ready for
>> review.
>>
>> Two notes:
>>  *GETTING ONLINE*
>>  [[ isues ]]
>>  Two screenshots in the margins next to "Establishing a wired
>> connection" (figures 3.2, and 3.3) that need to be moved to the body of the
>> text. Carsten, please make a note of this.
>>
>>  I could not fully test the wireless section as I've Ubuntu installed in
>> a VM that connects through a wire. Please test the latter portions of this
>> section where it describes how to connect to a hidden wireless network as
>> well as how to change wireless settings.
>>
>>  Thanks
>>  --Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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