On 2014-01-19 11:34, Osamu Aoki wrote:
On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 07:08:21PM -0500, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
Hi Osamu,
Thank you very much. Minor problem with the new version: there should
be something after "facts" - either a period, or - IMO most
appropriate - a colon. I personally do not like that sentence much for
2 reasons:
* I would expect a document as official as the Debian reference to
avoid... referring... to its author. * Calling aptitude "very nice"
may create some exagerated expectations for many new users who expect
a nice tool to feature a GUI.
Your change clarifies a lot what the current version is trying to warn
about and makes it much simpler for me to express what I think is
wrong with it:
* I see nothing wrong with the first fact, as phrased in the Git
version. * My problem is with the second fact: o If this is a
warning about a bug, we really should have a ticket on it before
writing user documentation about it. If this is not about a bug,
speaking of a "resol[ution]" seems misleading (and if one has to use
apt-get in these contexts, it does sound like a bug). o If this
problem is merely about unstable, I do not think the reference should
put such emphasis on it. I never used aptitude due to a number of
problems it had when I adopted Debian, but if I understand correctly
what this problem is about, I wouldn't think it affects testing.
Mmmmm... So what do you propose as alternative. Please make a full
proposal.
Osamu
It depends on what exactly the problem is.
* If the problem only affects systems with unstable as their default suite or
is not an actual bug, I recommend to remove the warning.
* If the problem affects testing and is reported, the warning should mention
the relevant ticket. If the problem is not reported, I recommend removing the
warning until the problem is reported.
--
Filipus Klutiero
http://www.philippecloutier.com
