Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:40:35 +0000 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: Trailing periods in kernel messages |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:04:10 -0800 Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
> 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?
Its the closest thing there is to a definitive reference to the English language as a whole.
Alan
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