Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:15:09 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Module loader against 2.5.46: 8/9 |
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On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Rusty Russell wrote:
> In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.1021106113408.24531B-100000@gatekeeper.tmr.com> you w > rite: > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Rusty Russell wrote: > > > No. I don't think that my original version wasn't clear, nor do I > > > have time to negate every suggestion, no matter how well meaning or > > > not, even if I had no better things to do, which does not seem likely, > > > does it not? > > > > Please don't take this personally, but you just used another double > > negative in your response. > > Did I? Not that I'm not sorry, but I just didn't realize my lack of > clarity was causing confusion. I shall take your words to heart. > > > Now you may think that way, and talk that way, but a lot of people > > who use Linux are not native speakers of English, and from > > experience I suggest that the complex gramatical constructs in all > > the help stuff should be avoided. > > I'd never have thought of that myself, but you're right. Even among > our peers on this mailing list, for example, the nuances of English > sometimes go astray.
Sure, we have people mentally translating English into totally dissimilar languages like Finnish, German, Russian, Czech, and British.
> > I will try to ensure my writing is straigtforward and impossible to > misunderstand. > > > Eschew obfuscation. > > Sorry, I don't understand? eschew = roughly "avoid" or "stay away from" obfuscation = the process of making something obscure > > But thankyou for your insight! > Rusty. > -- > Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell. >
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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