"If you agree/refuse here"-stanzas (was: Re: Announce of the upcoming NMU for the ez-ipupdate package
> > There are some minor things:
> > "Say No if you do not want this."
> > instead of: Refuse here ...
...
> > "If you wish this feature to
> > be enabled, say \"yes\" here."
> > instead of: Agree here ...
> >
> What I know suggest in such case is "If you choose this option, blah
> blah" and, of course, "If you do not choose this option, blah blah".
>
> This comes from a discussion with Joey Hess who is not enthusiast
> with the "If you agree here" constructions.....
I agree here. I think it would be worth adding a new paragraph to
http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices.en.html#s-bpp-config-mgmt
The "If you agree/refuse"-stanzas really don't sound very nice,
especially when translated to German ("Wenn Sie zustimmen/ablehnen").
Jens
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