lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1998]   [Oct]   [13]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Cosmetic Changes: ensuring decency of the Linux Kernel Source.
On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Tigran Aivazian wrote:

> Hello guys,
>
> I did a grep of the kernel for the "f-word" and to my surprize, found
> plenty...
>
> As English is not my first language I cannot insist with any degree of
> certainty that this is not acceptable but, just in case, I attached the
> list of files that someone more literate than me might want to
> "spell-check".
>
> My deepest and sincere apologies if this offends someone - my intention
> is only improvement of Linux in any way, however minor it may seem :)
>
> regards,
> Tigran

Please leave these in, they add a human aspect to the source. They arn't
in any printk's so it's no big deal. I dont know of anyone who could code
in C before they could curse.

It's just a word. Leave it be..

(Course I also think 'Thorvalds' should stay too)


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:45    [W:0.246 / U:0.052 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site