--- a/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Thu Jan 15 16:57:21 2009 +0100
+++ b/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Thu Jan 15 16:57:37 2009 +0100
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 << write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included >> %TODO
 
 
-\section*{Typographic conventions}
+\section*{Conventions}
 %TODO: check if this tells what is really used!
 %FIXME: make it complete!
 %FIXME: remove everything not needed. Maybe write only a few sentences text.
-The following typographic conventions are used in this book:
+The following typographic conventions are used in this thesis:
 
 \begin{tabular}{ p{0.25\textwidth} p{0.7\textwidth} }
 \emph{Italics} &
@@ -70,15 +70,11 @@
 \person{Small Caps} &
 are used to indicate names of persons.
 \\ &\\
-
-\texttt{\$} &
-indicates the user's shell prompt.
-\\ &\\
+\end{tabular}
 
-\texttt{\#} &
-indicates the shell prompt of the superuser---root.
-\\ &\\
+References to external resources are marked using one of three styles:
 
+\begin{tabular}{ p{0.25\textwidth} p{0.7\textwidth} }
 \cite{kernighan84} &
 is a reference to a book, an article, or a similar document. The Bibliography is located at the end of the thesis.
 \\ &\\
@@ -90,7 +86,6 @@
 \RFC821 &
 is a reference to the \name{Request For Comments}, here the one numbered 821. \RFC{}s are only referenced in this way. A list of relevant \RFC{}s and how they can be retrieved is available in the Appendix. %fixme: add ref
 \\ &\\
-
 \end{tabular}