cvs commit: src/share/man/man5 remote.5
Tim Kientzle
kientzle at acm.org
Mon Oct 20 20:35:13 PDT 2003
Warner Losh wrote:
> imp 2003/10/20 20:22:49 PDT
>
> FreeBSD src repository
>
> Modified files:
> share/man/man5 remote.5
> Log:
> baud rate and bit rate were horribly confused in this document. Baud
> rate is how fast modems exchange symbols. Bit rate is how many bits
> per second the serial port nominally communicates at. Try to use bit
> rate consistently where that's what is ment. The default data rate is
> now 9600 baud. 300 baud being default pre-dates 4.4-LITE1. Document
> that tip doesn't respect the system default rate for a given channel.
>
> Sorry guys, but no ucbvax, kremvax or kgbvax added to the example.
>
> Noted by: bde
>
> Revision Changes Path
> 1.14 +12 -5 src/share/man/man5/remote.5
>
>
Ironically, Warner, you have managed to confuse "baud rate" and
"bit rate" in a commit message about correcting the confusion
between "baud rate" and "bit rate." You do, of course, mean:
"... default data rate is 9600 bps. 300 bps being default... "
Basically, the word "baud" should never appear in any text
relating to RS232 serial ports, unless you want to be descended
upon by a flock of pedants. ;-)
Tim
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