Bug#139957: period at the end of short description?
>>"Chris" == Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org> writes:
Chris> I'd rather have this be a guideline than a rule. So, I'm not sure
Chris> policy is the right place. (Sure wish we had someplace else where
Chris> guidelines could go.) But if it does go in policy, I think "should"
Chris> might be too strong.
I would have less objection were this couched as a
``recommends'' rather than a should rule, given that this is a
purely subjective, aesthetic view, with little technical relevance.
Chris> If we're going to discuss leading caps or not, I agree with Branden:
Chris> not unless it would be capitalized for other reasons (i.e. "GNOME").
If we are going to bloat policy like this, the subtitle
analogy that Colin used, in my _opinion_, is convincing.
Chris> Maybe we can make it a footnote. (Footnotes aren't normative, are
Chris> they?)
They are not part of policy, no. I would actually be in favour
of adding the convention about capitalization and periods as a
footnote, complete with the sub title analogy.
manoj
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1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E
1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C
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