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Re: I'm in a loop



"ramsubs" <ramsubs@pd.jaring.my> writes:

> i clicked on the link above.
> here's what i think. the message is very long. it needs to be trimmed and
> edited from an effectiveness point of view.
> 
> my experience in editing tells me that sentences need to be short while
> conveying meaning as intended.

Sure, well, your suggestion was quite a bit longer, IIRC.

> the part that threw caution, doubt, uncertainty in me was: "Please take
> care of all that..."  IMHO, reconstructing that sentence will make the
> message more effective.
> 
> i'm too new to debian and am a linux newbie. i don't know how to file a bug.
> in any case is this considered a bug?

No, it is not.  See http://bugs.debian.org/ for info on how to do that.

> if you need my help in combining the 2 cases and coming out with appropriate
> wording, i'll work on that and post it to the group.
> please let me know if you need my help in proposing a new message string.

We like it the way it is.  If you want it changed, just come up with
the rewording and submit it as a wishlist bug against boot-floppies.

-- 
...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>



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