Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:29:12 -0500 From: Neal Hogan <nealhogan@gmail.com> To: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I hate to bitch but bitch I must Message-ID: <ab7b49bc0910161829g36ad476ej48bd3788bdbd43f4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AD90B7A.9070408@ibctech.ca> References: <4AD8EB8F.9010900@videotron.ca> <20091017010758.088b8b8c.freebsd@edvax.de> <4AD9016E.20302@videotron.ca> <20091017000439.GA25910@stainmore> <4AD90B7A.9070408@ibctech.ca>
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>>> Aha! Gotcha! Whoever wrote that has made an unintentionnal booboo. It i= s >>> a subtle difference and is indicative that whoever wrote it is not a >>> native english user... the meaning is clearly "should be executed, done= , >>> carried out, performed" - should work means it =A0can be carried out = =A0- I >>> think the author meant to say "should not be done" >> >> I'm a native English speaker, and the manual makes perfect sense to me. >> It's very clear to me that since the statement is in the BUGS section, >> it means that the utility should, but doesn't. Since it follows a >> statement that the utility doesn't, the meaning is unambiguous. > > fwiw, upon first reading, I got the exact same impression about the > writing under its context as Bob did. > Am I the only one annoyed by the monthly PJ soap-operas. It seems that we get a ridiculous installment from this guy who bites off more than he can chew and then complains that it's too big every full (or is it fool) moon (28 day cycle . . . sorry obvious,stupid joke). The patience he gets from folks on this list should be commended, but questioned. In what sense is the community benefited from the dramatic "life-story" of an ungrateful novice? This guy puts forth his problem(s) only to update the list at every small/backward step and then ultimately offer something offensive such that the devs can't speak English. He needs to work things out before blogging on freebsd-questions@. IMHO ;-) > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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