Michael Biebl <bi...@debian.org> writes:
> Am 17.10.2015 um 10:20 schrieb Fredrik Jonson:
>> In <qkuiv-81...@gated-at.bofh.it> Lisi Reisz wrote:
>>> On Saturday 17 October 2015 06:24:10 Fredrik Jonson wrote:
>>>> Michael Biebl wrote:
>>>>> Am 16.10.2015 um 19:05 schrieb Fredrik Jonson:
>>>>>> If in doubt, do install this package.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you maybe misread that as
>>>>> "If in doubt, do *not* install this package".
>>>>
>>>> Yes I did. I don't know how many times I've read that sentence, and clearly
>>>> saw a _not_ in there. Interesting.
>>>
>>> The structure foreshadows a "not".
>>
>> Maybe the presence of the entire sentence indicates that the package really
>> should be installed by default on systems where systemd is installed?
>>
>
> I'm not a native speaker, so I'm happy to rephrase the message to make
> it more obvious. Suggestions?
The use of 'do' in that way suggests emphasis. If you wanted that
emphasis, a more unambiguous way is
If in doubt, *install* this package
If the emphasis is unnecessary, just leave out the the 'do'.
Mart
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