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Bug#168483: libc6.postinst type and needlessly excessive punctuation



* Jeff Bailey <jbailey@nisa.net> [2002-11-14 10:49]:
> > Also, please put a space after an ellipsis.
> > |   ssh: stopping...starting...done.
> 
> Please include details in bug reports, like why you think it's a bug.

Because it's ugly... but apparently Policy 10.4 disagrees with me, so
ignore my request.

        * If you want to express that the computer is working on something
          (that is, performing a specific task, not starting or stopping a
          program), we use an "ellipsis" (three dots: `...').  Note that we
          don't insert spaces before or after the dots.  If the task has
          been completed we write `done.'  and a line feed.


-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com



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