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man: don't recommend After=syslog.target anymore since we don't support non-socket...
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                                 <listitem><para>Instead of using the
                                 <function>syslog()</function> call to log directly to the
-                                system logger, a new-style daemon may
+                                system syslog service, a new-style daemon may
                                 choose to simply log to STDERR via
                                 <function>fprintf()</function>, which is then forwarded to
                                 syslog by the init system. If log
                         url="http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.1/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/iniscrptact.html">LSB
                         Linux Standard Base Core
                         Specification</ulink>. This method of
-                        activation is supported ubiquitiously on Linux
+                        activation is supported ubiquitously on Linux
                         init systems, both old-style and new-style
                         systems. Among other issues SysV init scripts
                         have the disadvantage of involving shell
                                 operating
                                 system-independent.</para></listitem>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Since not all syslog
-                                implementations are socket-activatable
-                                yet, it is recommended to place an
-                                <varname>After=syslog.target</varname>
-                                dependency in service files for
-                                daemons that can log to
-                                syslog. <filename>syslog.target</filename>
-                                then either pulls in the syslog daemon
-                                itself or simply the activation
-                                socket. A <varname>Wants=</varname> or
-                                even <varname>Requires=</varname>
-                                dependency should generally not be
-                                added, since it should be up to the
-                                administrator whether he wants to
-                                enable logging or not, and most syslog
-                                clients work fine if no log daemon is
-                                running.</para></listitem>
-
                                 <listitem><para>Make sure to include
                                 an <literal>[Install]</literal>
                                 section including installation
@@ -795,7 +777,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SYSTEMD, [test -n "$with_systemdsystemunitdir" -a "x$with_sy
                         machines, and optionally allows their
                         installation even on machines lacking
                         systemd. (Modification of this snippet for the
-                        user unit directory is left as excercise to the
+                        user unit directory is left as an exercise for the
                         reader.)</para>
 
                         <para>Additionally, to ensure that