From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 31 23:35:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFE3B16A4DD; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:35:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pittgoth.com (ns1.pittgoth.com [216.38.206.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F05243D45; Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:35:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (net-ix.gw.ai.net [205.134.160.6] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7VNZLUQ055463 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:35:22 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:35:13 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: Christian Brueffer Message-Id: <20060831193513.192b361b.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060831160344.GA1758@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE> References: <200608311453.k7VErvIH050852@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060831145406.5900716A613@hub.freebsd.org> <1527203135.20060831171432@rulez.sk> <44F70528.1030100@freebsd.org> <20060831160344.GA1758@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE> Organization: The FreeBSD Project X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bmah@FreeBSD.org, danger@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [src] cvs commit: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common new.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:35:23 -0000 On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:03:44 +0200 Christian Brueffer wrote: > On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 08:50:00AM -0700, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > > If memory serves me right, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > > > Hello Bruce, > > > > > > Thursday, August 31, 2006, 4:54:06 PM, you wrote: > > > > > >> bmah 2006-08-31 14:53:57 UTC > > > > > >> FreeBSD src repository > > > > > >> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_5) > > >> release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common new.sgml > > > > > >> + netcat has been updated from the > > >> + version in a 4 February 2005 OpenBSD snapshot to the version > > >> + included in OpenBSD 3.9. > > >> + > > > > > > Maybe it should be better to write it like: > > > > > > netcat has been updated from the version included in OpenBSD snapshot > > > as of February 4th 2005 to the version included in OpenBSD 3.9. ? > > > > Hey Daniel-- > > > > I think that what I wrote is grammatically correct, in that "4 February > > 2005" modifies "OpenBSD snapshot". I don't have any objections if you > > want to change it, although in your text you should probably do s/in > > OpenBSD snapshot/in an OpenBSD snapshot/. Also I personally don't write > > dates as "February 4th 2005" but I'm probably not the right person to > > wave the consistency banner either. :-) > > > > I'll think about it some more when I'm next in the file (if you haven't > > already changed it, that is). (This text now exists on HEAD, RELENG_6, > > and RELENG_5.) > > > > FYI, your entry looks perfectly fine to me. Arguing over date format is a waste of time my friends. -- Tom Rhodes