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Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 04:41:09 UTC
The branch main has been updated by bjk: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=7863ce9c79060955cb631633fc2a7ad902c9c5b4 commit 7863ce9c79060955cb631633fc2a7ad902c9c5b4 Author: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-06-05 03:06:34 +0000 Commit: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-06-05 04:40:34 +0000 handbook/wine: minor wordsmithing Instead of relying on an implied direct object for the transitive verb "enbables", use the non-transitive form of "allows" that reads more naturally. --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wine/_index.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wine/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wine/_index.adoc index acbedf68bd..f146bd6265 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wine/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wine/_index.adoc @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ endif::[] == Synopsis https://www.winehq.org/[WINE], which stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator, is technically a software translation layer. -It enables to install and run software written for Windows(R) on FreeBSD (and other) systems. +It allows installing and running software written for Windows(R) on FreeBSD (and other) systems. It operates by intercepting system calls, or requests from the software to the operating system, and translating them from Windows(R) calls to calls that FreeBSD understands. It will also translate any responses as needed into what the Windows(R) software is expecting.