install-guide fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml,1.4,1.5

[Paul W. Frields (pfrields)]

Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide
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Index: fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml	12 May 2005 14:05:36 -0000	1.4
+++ fedora-install-guide-intro-en.xml	16 May 2005 20:51:41 -0000	1.5
@@ -5,28 +5,50 @@
   &DRAFTNOTICE;  
 
   <para>
-    &FC; is a complete desktop and server operating system that is
-    created entirely with Open Source software.
+    &FC; is a complete desktop and server operating system created
+    entirely with Open Source software.
   </para>
   
   <caution>
     <title>&FC; Lifecycle</title>
     <para>
       &FC; is a rapidly evolving system which follows the latest
-      technical developments.  It may not be appropriate to use &FC; in
+      technical developments.  &FC; may not be appropriate for use in
       critical applications in your organization.
     </para>
-    </caution>
+  </caution>
 
   <para>
     This manual helps you to install &FC; on desktops, laptops and
-    servers.  The installation system is extremely flexible, but you do
-    not need any previous knowledge of Linux or computer networks in
-    order to use &FC;.  You can have a desktop operating system with
-    applications installed on your computer simply by accepting the
-    default options.
+    servers.  The installation system is flexible enough to use even if
+    you have no previous knowledge of Linux or computer networks.  Even
+    if you only select default options, &FC; provides a complete desktop
+    operating system, including:
   </para>
 
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+	full-featured productivity applications such as a word
+	processor, spreadsheet manager, and presentation manager
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+	Internet utilities such as a Web browser, email client, Internet
+	Relay Chat client, and instant messaging client
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+	desktop tools to catalog and edit digital photographs, create
+	sophisticated computer graphics, create and copy compact discs,
+	and play media files
+      </para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+
   <para>
     This document does not detail all of the features of the
     installation system.  <!-- Automating the installation process and
@@ -40,14 +62,26 @@
 
     <para>
       The &FP;, which produces and maintains &FC;, is a collaboration
-      between &FORMAL-RHI; and the wider open source community.  The
-      &FP; also provides &FED; Extras, additional software packaged for
-      installation on a &FC; system.
+      between &FORMAL-RHI; and the <indexterm>
+	<primary>free software</primary>
+	<see>FOSS</see>
+      </indexterm><indexterm>
+	<primary>open source</primary>
+	<see>FOSS</see>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+	<primary>FOSS (free and open source software)</primary>
+      </indexterm> <firstterm>free and open source software</firstterm>
+      (FOSS) community.  The &FP; also provides &FED; Extras, additional
+      software packaged for installation on a &FC; system.
     </para>
 
     <para>
       For more information about the &FP;, please visit <ulink
-	url="http://fedora.redhat.com/">&FP-URL;</ulink>.
+	url="http://fedora.redhat.com/">&FP-URL;</ulink>.  Refer to
+      <ulink
+	url="http://www.opensource.org/">http://www.opensource.org/</ulink> 
+      for more information about open source software.
     </para>
 
   </section>
@@ -57,11 +91,46 @@
     <title>Before You Begin</title>
     
     <para>
-      To carry out an installation from discs you need four installation
-      CDs, or the installation DVD.  There are separate disc sets for
-      each supported architecture.
+      To install &FC; from discs, you need four installation CDs, or the
+      installation DVD.  There are separate disc sets for each supported
+      <firstterm>architecture</firstterm>.  Currently, &FC; supports the
+      <firstterm>i386</firstterm>, <firstterm>ppc</firstterm> and
+      <firstterm>x86_64</firstterm> architectures.  These architectures
+      are described below:
     </para>
 
+    <variablelist>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term>i386</term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    Intel x86-compatible processors, including Intel Pentium and
+	    Pentium-MMX, Pentium Pro, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron,
+	    Pentium 4, and Xeon; VIA C3/C3-m and Eden/Eden-N; and AMD
+	    Athlon, AthlonXP, Duron, AthlonMP, and Sempron
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term>ppc</term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    PowerPC processors, such as those found in Apple Power
+	    Macintosh, G3, G4, and G5, and IBM pSeries systems
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term>x86_64</term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    64-bit AMD processors such as Athlon64, Turion64, and
+	    Opteron
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+
     <para>
       You should also have the following documents:
     </para>