Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:03:15 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: edacf4b4824a - main - UPDATING: fix a typo, adjust a white space Message-ID: <CANCZdfqLsAxMDHRzXQg-MRh5%2BOj1qn7QD1_m_V8E6edQznBvZA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <892EAD83-FCB9-4885-A5AC-00057E0C8577@panasas.com> References: <202308181700.37IH0WZT094403@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <ZOGCzWKiv4zl31qS@FreeBSD.org> <892EAD83-FCB9-4885-A5AC-00057E0C8577@panasas.com>
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--000000000000566108060353aeab Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 10:47=E2=80=AFPM Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org> = wrote: > No, there was definitely a typo: "chagned" is not a word in English. > > As for the white space, that's a different issue, and I'm staying away > from that bikeshed. > UPDATING strongly prefers two spaces for hysterical raisins... I mean historical reasons. When it started in 1998 it was very far from a settled issue, and a bit of a fringe position in unix community... Wraner > -Ravi (rpokala@) > > =EF=BB=BF-----Original Message----- > From: <owner-src-committers@freebsd.org <mailto: > owner-src-committers@freebsd.org>> on behalf of Alexey Dokuchaev < > danfe@freebsd.org <mailto:danfe@freebsd.org>> > Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 20:04 > To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org <mailto: > grahamperrin@freebsd.org>> > Cc: <src-committers@freebsd.org <mailto:src-committers@freebsd.org>>, < > dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org <mailto:dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>>= , > <dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org <mailto:dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.or= g > >> > Subject: Re: git: edacf4b4824a - main - UPDATING: fix a typo, adjust a > white space > > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 05:00:32PM +0000, Graham Perrin wrote: > > commit edacf4b4824af3630a953eb1080baf9c46f176de > > > > UPDATING: fix a typo, adjust a white space > > > > diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING > > index 705ca6431a32..b818d4dc8d29 100644 > > --- a/UPDATING > > +++ b/UPDATING > > @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW: > > configuration. > > > > Note that the early x86 BIOS bootloader (i.e., boot0sio) does not > > - support rates above 9600 bps and is not chagned. boot0sio users may > > + support rates above 9600 bps and is not changed. boot0sio users may > > > There's no typo. We prefer to format texts designed to be viewed on the > terminal screen using double spaces between sentenses because they look > better with monospaced fonts. We're not enforcing this, but at least we > should not pessimize existing formatting when it's correct. > > > ./danfe > > > > > --000000000000566108060353aeab Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 10:47=E2=80= =AFPM Ravi Pokala <<a href=3D"mailto:rpokala@freebsd.org">rpokala@freebs= d.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:= 1ex">No, there was definitely a typo: "chagned" is not a word in = English.<br> <br> As for the white space, that's a different issue, and I'm staying a= way from that bikeshed.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>UPDATING strong= ly prefers two spaces for hysterical raisins... I mean historical reasons.<= /div><div>When it started in 1998 it was very far from a settled issue, and= a bit of a fringe position</div><div>in unix community...<br></div><div><b= r></div><div>Wraner<br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20= 4);padding-left:1ex"> -Ravi (rpokala@)<br> <br> =EF=BB=BF-----Original Message-----<br> From: <<a href=3D"mailto:owner-src-committers@freebsd.org" target=3D"_bl= ank">owner-src-committers@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:owne= r-src-committers@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">owner-src-committers@freebs= d.org</a>>> on behalf of Alexey Dokuchaev <<a href=3D"mailto:danfe= @freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">danfe@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D= "mailto:danfe@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">danfe@freebsd.org</a>>><= br> Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 20:04<br> To: Graham Perrin <<a href=3D"mailto:grahamperrin@freebsd.org" target=3D= "_blank">grahamperrin@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:grahampe= rrin@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">grahamperrin@freebsd.org</a>>><br= > Cc: <<a href=3D"mailto:src-committers@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">src= -committers@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:src-committers@fre= ebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">src-committers@freebsd.org</a>>>, <<a = href=3D"mailto:dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">dev-commi= ts-src-all@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dev-commits-src-all= @freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org</a>>>= , <<a href=3D"mailto:dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank"= >dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dev-comm= its-src-main@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.or= g</a>>><br> Subject: Re: git: edacf4b4824a - main - UPDATING: fix a typo, adjust a whit= e space<br> <br> <br> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 05:00:32PM +0000, Graham Perrin wrote:<br> > commit edacf4b4824af3630a953eb1080baf9c46f176de<br> > <br> > UPDATING: fix a typo, adjust a white space<br> > <br> > diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING<br> > index 705ca6431a32..b818d4dc8d29 100644<br> > --- a/UPDATING<br> > +++ b/UPDATING<br> > @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 14.x IS SLOW:<= br> > configuration.<br> > <br> > Note that the early x86 BIOS bootloader (i.e., boot0sio) does not<br> > - support rates above 9600 bps and is not chagned. boot0sio users may<= br> > + support rates above 9600 bps and is not changed. boot0sio users may<= br> <br> <br> There's no typo. We prefer to format texts designed to be viewed on the= <br> terminal screen using double spaces between sentenses because they look<br> better with monospaced fonts. We're not enforcing this, but at least we= <br> should not pessimize existing formatting when it's correct.<br> <br> <br> ./danfe<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div></div> --000000000000566108060353aeab--
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