Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Trailing periods in kernel messages | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:04:10 -0800 |
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On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 22:08 +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > I do not believe "opinions" are relevant here. Relevant would be cites > from respected style guides (Fowlers, Oxford Guide To Style et al.) to > show they do not need a full stop. > I've not found one, but I am open to references.
What exactly is a guide other than an opinion? I believe log entries are not exactly literature. How does Fowler's applies to logs?
Other opinions/guides:
For: http://nedbatchelder.com/text/log-style-guide.html (though note the use of "good examples" without periods)
Against: (in lists) http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/kthrul.htm
cheers, Joe
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