Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:06:39 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <mandree@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports UPDATING Message-ID: <4E1C2ABF.204@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110712024901.GA43299@FreeBSD.org> References: <201107111955.p6BJthfG007284@repoman.freebsd.org> <20110712024901.GA43299@FreeBSD.org>
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Am 12.07.2011 04:49, schrieb Alexey Dokuchaev: > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 07:55:43PM +0000, Wesley Shields wrote: >> wxs 2011-07-11 19:55:43 UTC >> >> Modified files: >> . UPDATING >> Log: >> - Whitespace fixes - standardize on a single space after periods. > > I think this goes against what is commonly used in FreeBSD and suggested by > Chicago Style Guide. In fact, this commit reverts many cases of my fixes > (single space to double) and just now contradicts my local huge patch to > UPDATING I am currently working on. > > Perhaps changes like this should receive broader exposure and discussion > before being committed? For me, I'd prefer it backed out. Single space > after sentence break really lowers readability for monospaced fonts. Note that there were also grammar fixes that should _not_ be backed out. I had intended to align the right-hand columns of the AFFECTS:/AUTHOR: lines, not so much count blanks. Wesley then went for the majority vote "everything else is unaligned"...
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