From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Sep 21 06:30:35 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B996616A4CE
	for <freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB16243D2D
	for <freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8L6UZwD016036
	for <freebsd-doc@freefall.freebsd.org>; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 GMT
	(envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org)
Received: (from gnats@localhost)
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i8L6UZB3016035;
	Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 GMT
	(envelope-from gnats)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 GMT
Message-Id: <200409210630.i8L6UZB3016035@freefall.freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: docs/71826: [PATCH] Whitespace cleanup
X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
List-Id: Documentation project <freebsd-doc.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:30:35 -0000

The following reply was made to PR docs/71826; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>
To: Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org>,
	Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org>
Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/71826: [PATCH] Whitespace cleanup
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:54:45 +0300

 On 2004-09-20 18:15, Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> wrote:
 > On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 06:50:11PM +0000, Marc Fonvieille wrote:
 > >  > The attached patch fixes some whitespaces in
 > >  > doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
 > >
 > >  This was often discussed in past (consult the freebsd-doc archives).
 > >  With often the same result: when it's not "mandatory", we leave the
 > >  things in this state.
 >
 > If this is the consensual view (I don't recall the discussion), then
 > please close the PR.
 
 Every commit increases the disk space the particular file needs on the CVS
 repository server, on all the CVS mirrors, on all the copies of the tree that
 users keep privately at their home or work, etc.  Bearing this in mind, I have
 to agree with Marc.  Whitespace commits should only be done rarely, if there's
 no real problem they might solve (such as aesthetic issues of a particular
 output format, wrapping of output documents, or similar).
 
 Yes, please close this PR.  When someone does a few content commits to the
 multimedia chapter a whitespace commit can follow.  Fixing spaces just for the
 sake of fixing spaces isn't really worth the disk space it will take.
 
 - Giorgos