From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 17 22:44:15 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 7B04510656A4 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:44:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36C478FC12 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:44:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9HMiBfk089677; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:44:11 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n9HMiBGe089674; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:44:11 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:44:11 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: PJ In-Reply-To: <4ADA28E2.903@videotron.ca> Message-ID: References: <4AD8EB8F.9010900@videotron.ca> <20091017010758.088b8b8c.freebsd@edvax.de> <4AD9016E.20302@videotron.ca> <20091017000439.GA25910@stainmore> <4ADA28E2.903@videotron.ca> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:44:11 -0600 (MDT) Cc: Polytropon , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" , Bob Hall 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 22:44:15 -0000 On Sat, 17 Oct 2009, PJ wrote: > Warren Block wrote: >> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009, Bob Hall wrote: >>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 07:27:42PM -0400, PJ wrote: >>>>>> BUGS >>>>>> This utility should work on active file systems. >>> >>> 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. >> >> I understand it, but see ambiguity in the word "should". Easy enough >> to rewrite: >> >> BUGS >> This utility does not work on active file systems. >> >> Now here's my challenge to PJ: use send-pr(1) or the web PR interface >> at http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html to submit this as a doc bug >> report. >> >> That's how FreeBSD gets better, and how you help the next person in >> the same situation. >> > As I mentioned earlier, I do not understand what the author really > intended, so I am out of place making any judgments. If that long thread didn't convince you, certainly nothing I can add will do it. PR 139705 submitted. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA