Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 11:31:42 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Ngie Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> Cc: Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r49047 - head/share/xml Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1607041124520.82501@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <444C2266-B055-45B6-B1F0-3B6C478083EB@gmail.com> References: <201607032116.u63LGC3h044061@repo.freebsd.org> <444C2266-B055-45B6-B1F0-3B6C478083EB@gmail.com>
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On Mon, 4 Jul 2016, Ngie Cooper wrote: > >> On Jul 3, 2016, at 14:16, Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >> >> Author: brd >> Date: Sun Jul 3 21:16:12 2016 >> New Revision: 49047 >> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49047 >> >> Log: >> Fix a typo. >> >> Modified: >> head/share/xml/usergroups.xml >> >> Modified: head/share/xml/usergroups.xml >> ============================================================================== >> --- head/share/xml/usergroups.xml Sun Jul 3 21:11:10 2016 (r49046) >> +++ head/share/xml/usergroups.xml Sun Jul 3 21:16:12 2016 (r49047) >> @@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ The country codes are precise ISO3166 co >> orientated user group which wants to promote and educate people about >> BSD operating systems by making tutorials and organizing events and >> conferences. We are also working with other Open Source Unix >> - derivates like NetBSD, OpenBSDa and Linux. For more >> + derivates like NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux. For more > > This should be "derivatives". "Derivates" is actually a real word--although I had to look it up. :) "Derivates" is not commonly used though, so "derivatives" is better. Although some reading of "derivative" can take it to mean copies or clones or in some way less than the original. Another word like "branches" or "descendants" might be more clear.
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