From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268160AbUHQIk5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:40:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268162AbUHQIk4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:40:56 -0400 Received: from smtp005.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.36]:58243 "HELO smtp005.mail.ukl.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S268160AbUHQIky (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:40:54 -0400 Subject: Re: typos From: Borislav Petkov To: Lee Revell Cc: linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <1092731414.1859.3.camel@krustophenia.net> References: <1092730251.18997.16.camel@gollum.tnic> <1092731414.1859.3.camel@krustophenia.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1092732093.22080.5.camel@gollum.tnic> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:41:34 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 10:30, Lee Revell wrote: > On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 04:10, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > Hi there guys, > > I've been pondering on posting about this for a long time but I guess > > I'll just go and say it. I've been reading the lkml for about a year now > > and, I don't know how important it is to you, but I think that typos in > > the comments in the kernel sources really annoy those who really read > > them in order to understand what's going on. Well, I'm one of them, and, > > since the typos are really a lot, I thought that maybe fixing them would > > be a good idea. > > Here's a patch. Please, tell me if you don't want such noise on the list > > but I think that, although not crucial, somewhat correct english in the > > comments would be better, or? > > > > Regards, > > Boris > > > > > > --- foo.orig 2004-08-17 04:27:55.000000000 -0400 > +++ foo.fixed 2004-08-17 04:29:27.000000000 -0400 > @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ > and, I don't know how important it is to you, but I think that typos in > the comments in the kernel sources really annoy those who really read > them in order to understand what's going on. Well, I'm one of them, and, > -since the typos are really a lot, I thought that maybe fixing them would > +since there are really a lot of typos, I thought that maybe fixing them would > be a good idea. > -Here's a patch. Please, tell me if you don't want such noise on the list > -but I think that, although not crucial, somewhat correct english in the > -comments would be better, or? > +Here's a patch. Please, tell me if you don't want such noise on the > +list. I think that, although not crucial, somewhat more correct english in the > +comments would be better. > > Regards, > Boris > > I was expecting a flame like that. :) However, I'm talking about typos and not about stylistic mistakes. After all, we don't want a masterpiece in contemporary english literature... Good day to you Mr. Revell, Boris.