Bug#184507: 2.3.9.1 grammar
On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:27:04PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> So, let me try one more time. When you say "what do you think it's
> trying to say", what do you think you're trying to say?
I'm trying to say that I think it's *too* ambiguous. Where do you
draw the line between what is "by hand" and what isn't? Can you give
me an example of "not by hand"? (Especially if running X apps counts
as "by hand", which I would have definitely classified as not-by-hand.)
> (See how annoying it is to apply that approach to everything?
No, actually, I think that was an excellent question; the problem is
obviously not that I don't understand, it's that the extreme ambiguity
makes me uncomfortable. Thanks for helping to clarify that.
> I'm kinda getting fed up of policy not being plain English any more
> because everyone nitpicks at the tiniest little piece of ordinary
> English idiom.)
Now there I agree completely. I'd rather have ambiguity that obscure,
unreadable legalese anyday. I was hoping that it was possible to find
a *compromise* between *pure* ambiguity and insane precision, though.
But maybe not.
*shrug*
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