"C. Michael Pilato" <cmpilato_at_collab.net> writes:
> On 02/21/2011 09:30 PM, Noorul Islam K M wrote:
>
>> Branko Čibej <brane_at_e-reka.si> writes:
>>
>>> On 22.02.2011 02:50, Noorul Islam K M wrote:
>>>
>>>> danielsh_at_apache.org writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Author: danielsh
>>>>> Date: Mon Feb 21 18:14:02 2011
>>>>> New Revision: 1073102
>>>>>
>>>>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1073102&view=rev
>>>>> Log:
>>>>> * subversion/include/private/svn_debug.h
>>>>> (SVN_DBG): Merge docstring with the documentation comment elsefile.
>>>>>
>>>> Is this typo? ^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>> Nah, it's just creative language. "Elsewhere" sounds so plain and
>>> boring. Who cares that the result is total nonsense and likely to be
>>> misunderstood by 99% of all readers? :)
>>>
>>
>> But why do we have to use that? Is it not possible to use proper English
>> word and still be creative?
>
> There's a history of joviality in the Subversion project that many of us
> would like to preserve indefinitely. Unfortunately, that often comes at a
> cost similar to any other "inside joke", especially where natural language
> barriers exist. I confess that I'm not really sure where to strike the
> proper balance here, but I'm confident that Confusion isn't one of our core
> project goals. Would you like someone to tweak the message not to use the
> fictional term "elsefile"?
When I read the commit log, I did not understand what that word "elsefile"
meant. Do you think new members should get confused by something like
this?
Do you think the following makes sense?
* subversion/include/private/svn_debug.h
(SVN_DBG): Merge docstring with the documentation comment.
Thanks and Regards
Noorul
Received on 2011-02-24 04:08:59 CET