Op Thu 3 Apr 2008 om 06:59:22 +0200 schreef Christian Perrier: > (usual dilemna: who to put in answer to an ITP...using the bug number > and -devel to avoid too many CC)
Yes, it's a dillemma indeed. You've probably missed my last
update to the bug report (quoted below :)
> Quoting Cyril Brulebois ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > On 02/04/2008, Joost van Baal wrote:
> > > In this package you will find the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ, which gives
> > > frequently asked questions (with their answers!) about the Debian
> > > distribution Debian GNU/Linux and others) and about the Debian project.
> > ^ mismatched parenthesis?
> >
> > > You'll find out that some answers assume some knowledge of Unix-like
> > ^^^ I'm not sure this is welcome...
>
> I don't think it is. I personnally tend to discourage directly
> addressing the user|admin directly, with the exception of specific
> actions by him|her ("You have done <foo> and <bar> will happen").
>
> Indeed, depending on the language used, that may even prevent some
> gender neutrality problems (I'm pretty sure we can find some languages
> where "you" or the verb may be different for male|female).
>
> In the case of packages' descriptions, I'd certainly recommend "This
> package provides <foo>". That probably affects the entire writing
> style of the package descripton.
Fixed in SVN, see
http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/*checkout*/ddp/manuals/trunk/faq/debian/control
.
Thanks, Bye,
Joost
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