Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Trailing periods in kernel messages | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:07:48 -0800 |
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On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 13:51 -0800, David Miller wrote: > > The kernel printk messages are sentences. English language sentences end > > with a full stop. They are messages printed up for normal human beings to > > read and they should therefore be properly written. > I totally agree. > I think the incorrect grammar and lack of proper capitalization and > puntuation in the kernel messages and our changelog entries is totally > embarassing for a professional software project.
I agree with the grammar, capitalization, punctuation desires. I add spelling, intelligibility and consistency to that list.
I believe though that printk messages are not sentences but are logging statements. Statements do not require full-stops.
Opinions, of course, vary.
cheers, Joe
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