From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 17 01:29:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D434106566C for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:29:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f178.google.com (mail-yw0-f178.google.com [209.85.211.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54EF58FC56 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:29:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh8 with SMTP id 8so2438270ywh.3 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:29:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=SAnhcXlGDlPJrdCbxsMdalWtZtdyc5XMmHyioRWBY+Q=; b=XwPxEEjgKxRzcaSBCCGid13j5oFC251EdKL5r2Zl6ggBD6i/HFLjiZd99tGcOgrAsT jKSFK73JWLx0d7YMEs9yoXoa9vWQusZlOAMc+QXLCawbHANyXzIuEqfubG5e6SRmheKV YKU48K2mtg5kAjUMQAqAvcDP9JEU5TPEQgOj4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=WwiGOt+XbBNBRrl9n2W2k2LO54rUiUt1mL3ZBzrkIrqQghxFek1WQ5BxqjRT6hNN9R UIIWSevHad68yqIccQ9Ytn0AM0umeZ+XDbzHbLd+qrDqrR1vKdo3tgbijR2LIl4YB/lh KpT2Dm11h6dnCjsdcC2C76737Z69jMCg3Adr8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.9.4 with SMTP id 4mr3873891ybi.343.1255742952798; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:29:12 -0700 (PDT) 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> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:29:12 -0500 Message-ID: From: Neal Hogan To: Free BSD Questions list Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: I hate to bitch but bitch I must X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:29:13 -0000 >>> 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" >