Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 15:20:25 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Brian Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: style (was: cvs commit: src/bin/dd dd.1) Message-ID: <38BDA5B9.A7CF3918@cup.hp.com> References: <200003010528.VAA26252@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000302092605.Q87829@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Tuesday, 29 February 2000 at 21:28:46 -0800, Brian Feldman wrote: > > green 2000/02/29 21:28:46 PST > > > > Modified files: > > bin/dd dd.1 > > Log: > > After Bruce kindly explained the whole groff "sentence" idea to me, I've > > put the whitespace in the right place. > > OK, I'll risk starting another flame war. Do we really need to revert > to style guidelines that were probably outmoded 15 years ago? People [snip] > OK, I'll risk starting another flame war. > Do we really need to revert to style guidelines that were probably > outmoded 15 years ago? [snip] > > Does that really make sense? I think it's time to reconsider style > and agree to change with the times. The advantage of having each sentence start on a new line is when looking at diffs. The diff will only show which sentences have changed instead of complete paragraphs. This can make a big difference for insertions and or deletions. -- Marcel Moolenaar mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org tel: (408) 447-4222 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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