Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:12:37 +0000 From: Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: Mike Karels <karels@freebsd.org>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: c4e48b65b7 - main - 13.1 relnotes: Change previous entries to avoid imperative. Message-ID: <20220413171237.GN28996@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <36b6607e-6a32-cfb0-06fc-ccafeb00409f@FreeBSD.org> References: <202204130133.23D1X0Hx031524@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <36b6607e-6a32-cfb0-06fc-ccafeb00409f@FreeBSD.org>
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--gWRamliw218YCZO9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 10:09:53AM -0700, John Baldwin wrote: > On 4/12/22 6:33 PM, Mike Karels wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by karels (src committer): > >=20 > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=3Dc4e48b65b76ff0ae15de1796= 9d152233eeac83c4 > >=20 > > commit c4e48b65b76ff0ae15de17969d152233eeac83c4 > > Author: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > > AuthorDate: 2022-04-12 21:40:17 +0000 > > Commit: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > > CommitDate: 2022-04-13 01:32:44 +0000 > >=20 > > 13.1 relnotes: Change previous entries to avoid imperative. > > Change previous entries from "Add ..." to "... has been added", > > etc, for consistency. > > Reviewed by: pauamma_gundo.com > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34892 >=20 > Hmm, for 13.0 we explicitly used active voice rather than passive. I don= 't know > that we have a definitive style guide for release notes though. >=20 For the past few releases, I have been using "... had been added." I personally have no complaint against using "... has been added." I do not think we have a strict rule on this, one way or the other. Glen --gWRamliw218YCZO9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEjRJAPC5sqwhs9k2jAxRYpUeP4pMFAmJXBIUACgkQAxRYpUeP 4pMAIg/+MI12kHho8aZQ2qNlTkBLBM/K+SjJ5xjnH6nbyGeJZLghW6NKxvAHScXC zOE62II5V5eA0r+byXH3Cor2DybplpT8EbwA3WjJp0qfgk666P+5+IRwCT0lSwrp ThZbm9WVwkmEww1skV+Q1RE2r0dtewjXncMKAOBxhdf2tD9a43MDBcI09WD5hjyw O9RjmKOFzTLoud8gloFfQa3vRuk2KQm9nJmXaN+l9YsJLR5PrlGObrMeZJ8p/GBY 6DtpGn3pD/k+lzOKBD1pAXriMv3eEBpLSZxz4MqnwSH0JuKpQuidNJ6aeFiwTfZS hXEY19EKUIAh2DJeaQwndx3oGedVabmqn4pEX88ZVq/qjY1GKn/LS+33Q3aTBSx8 L8ZxPpPo9XvegPqQSOem6DX+d5ZclBxebGZ9HgFdddwJayKNnnY1JaS7ZAURhbHt g+2XGwDjqDxhseyK7kY/23JvOAaqM2DZYP6xMYm0wfT3+qMIpibyGKT22bzpbUc9 7GBDeIEbzn4O0Yj0iF5E9N4bM/7HUHGMnwsnfmzZeWNkIBVUczNGfI72/CLRhTEA 3WOrdCaa3rxdYyqkO/99qqMJFMQfyYR0RapW7AnejEMwc2qEfmrgd4Hz7rR3yRmj oLCsRJvoJyUVxNG2dXiXbg7qN2MDMR5eCQ2wD4w0nhGKpppEtgk= =8ch9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --gWRamliw218YCZO9--
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