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Bug#422552: Minor typos and wording suggestions



Michael Tautschnig writes ("Re: Bug#422552: Minor typos and wording suggestions"):
> [Ian Jackson:]
> > The following changes seem simply wrong to me:
...
> > Michael Tautschnig writes ("Bug#422552: Minor typos and wording suggestions"):
> > > - Page 39, 6.1, second paragraph: ... and must not be not
> > >   world-writable; either this is a major error as it means that the
> > >   files _must be_ world-writable, or it should be reworded to must
> > >   be world-writable. Then it would deserve some explanation because
> > >   usually one would never want world-writable scripts.
> 
> If this concern of mine is indeed invalid, then please tag #392594
> appropriately, I just saw that it is exactly about that. While this may be
> correct English, it is definitely confusing for non-native speakers.

Oh, I missed the double-not.  Sorry, you're correct on this point.

It should say `and must not be world-writable'.

Ian.



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