Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:00:15 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Nicola Vitale <nivit@freebsd.org> Cc: "svn-ports-head@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-ports-all@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-all@freebsd.org>, ports-committers <ports-committers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r377493 - head/x11/wbar Message-ID: <20150121110015.GB65826@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAEQKd7Uii8N_Brt2nnxpmmWzTUZCsZFNid%2BDVqCpBxj0LFTfJA@mail.gmail.com> References: <201501200109.t0K19RUJ063942@svn.freebsd.org> <20150120081035.GA57237@FreeBSD.org> <CAEQKd7Uii8N_Brt2nnxpmmWzTUZCsZFNid%2BDVqCpBxj0LFTfJA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:29:26AM +0100, Nicola Vitale wrote: > > [2015-01-20 9:10 GMT+01:00 Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>] > > Since "etc." is abbreviation, it should be terminated with the dot (yes, > > this contradicts usual practice of _not_ putting trailing dot in COMMENT, > > but "etc." is special case; then again, it would be even better to make > > COMMENT "etc."-less). > > Good comment, thanks! I will opt for this solution: > > COMMENT= Quick launch bar for Fluxbox, Window Maker, Xfce, et cetera IMHO that's worse, but than again, it could just be me. > because I don't like to contradict the usual practice and I want to > make happy my old professor of Latin. ;) The usual practice refers to full stops after normal words; I don't think using "etc." would be really a violation. > P.S. Inter nos, I use wbar with twm, ergo etc. is not so useless. ;) It certainly is, that's why I didn't suggest removing it completely. Getting rid of it would just be convenient since we won't have to deal with it anymore, not because it's bad per se. ./danfe
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