Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 11:59:14 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: suggestion for pkgdb from ports-mgmt/portupgrade: add more explanation Message-ID: <CAJ_iqtYk36LtDM0kk-NZ0sUKO16_QtNxdy_qd1DvEYGgkv_6Ww@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109030142530.35982@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc> References: <201109011333.p81DX2sN081775@fire.js.berklix.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109021657410.1576@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc> <4E61BB11.9070007@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109030142530.35982@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc>
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Hello, On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Lars Eighner <portsuser@larseighner.com> wr= ote: > I am a little hurt that my own authority does not suffice for both the Ne= w > York Times Book Review and the Time Literary Supplement (that's in London= , > y'all) have remarked on my mastery of the English language. =A0But much m= ore > than that, I am appalled at the state of education in this country that y= ou > do not immediately recognize for yourself that my point is correct, once = I > have made it. Congratulations on being recommended (applauded? I'm sorry, but I am a non-native user of the English language). > The correct word for what computer people call a dependency is 'requisite= .' > Perl is a requisite of my script. =A0My script is a dependency of perl. If somebody decides to "fix" the language of these tools (or any tools for that matter), they should keep in mind that many users are non-native speakers of the English language. Correct English is good, but but plain, simple and common English is better= . No uncommon words please. </soapbox> --=20 Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen
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