Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 08:10:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/38571: A typo in cvsup-advanced article Message-ID: <200205261510.g4QFAGx56249@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/38571; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it>
To: Marc Fonvieille <marc@blackend.org>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/38571: A typo in cvsup-advanced article
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 17:01:32 +0200 (CEST)
Marc Fonvieille <marc@blackend.org> wrote:
[...]
>Description:
A typo in cvsup-advanced article. Read the patch below for more details.
[...]
--- article.sgml.diff begins here ---
--- article.sgml.org Sun May 26 13:50:18 2002
+++ article.sgml Sun May 26 13:50:42 2002
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
<para>If you have been reading the apparently nit-picking
remarks in these sections, you will probably have recognized
- the potential for scr^Wtrouble in a source updating process.
+ the potential for trouble in a source updating process.
A number of people have actually run into problems. You have
been warned. :-)</para>
</sect2>
--- article.sgml.diff ends here ---
Hello Marc,
I am the author of the article -- in person if I may say so :-)
As far as the 'typo' is concerned, I did it on purpose: I actually meant to
reproduce a 'Freudian' lapsus (lapsus calami), i.e. reproduce the process of
writing something and then making corrections (^W: delete a word). By the
way, another such 'device' is e.g. ^H to mean you are deleting a letter.
If the Documentation Project deems this, er, 'stylistic' device acceptable
(for current standards of formality), there will be no need to remove it. On
the other hand, if it sounds too informal, then let it be removed.
Best regards,
Salvo
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