From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 7 00:24:01 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 632C937B401; Wed, 7 May 2003 00:24:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (rwcrmhc52.attbi.com [216.148.227.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E6DC43FD7; Wed, 7 May 2003 00:24:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DougB@freebsd.org) Received: from master.dougb.net (12-234-22-23.client.attbi.com[12.234.22.23]) by attbi.com (rwcrmhc52) with SMTP id <2003050707235905200qens5e>; Wed, 7 May 2003 07:23:59 +0000 Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 00:23:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton To: Hiten Pandya In-Reply-To: <20030507070835.GA71586@perrin.int.nxad.com> Message-ID: <20030507002110.V5620@znfgre.qbhto.arg> References: <200305051936.h45JaAc4099544@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030507014339.2e467c3a.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030507070835.GA71586@perrin.int.nxad.com> Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-message-flag: Outlook -- Not just for spreading viruses anymore! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: Tom Rhodes cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org cc: des@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 07:24:02 -0000 On Wed, 7 May 2003, Hiten Pandya wrote: > On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 11:00:18PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > > > Actually, and according to my dictionary, irrelevant is more correct > > > here. > > > > That wasn't my actual question. :) Let me rephrase. "Given that these two > > words basically mean the same thing in context, what was the overwhelming > > necessity of this change?" If the reason was, "To make the meaning > > slightly more accurate," then we can argue the merits based on that... I'm > > just curious. > > Two reasons: > > a) Use simple english which everyone can understand. > Many people from the far east etc do not understand such > words, while they can undersand ``useless'' or > ''irrelevant''. This is also the same reason for my > "automatic to automagic" change. > > b) The 'insignificant' meaning of the word `moot' is > secondary, while it's primary meaning is the opposite I'm not sure I agree with your reasoning, but I don't disagree strongly enough to ask you to reverse it, however... > I have already discussed this change with my mentor, and he > asked me the same question. Your mentor should also have explained to you that putting WHAT you did in the log is totally moot... I mean irrelevant :) because I can get that information from cvs diff. It's much more important to put _why_ you did what you did in the cvs log. Hope this helps, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection