Bug#268501: marked as done (dfm: Incorrect use of "it's" in package description)
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Subject: dfm: Incorrect use of "it's" in package description
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Package: dfm
Version: 0.99.7-7
Severity: minor
Hello,
The package dfm uses the contraction "it's" in the
Description field of its control file in what appears to be an
incorrect way. Recall that "it's" is a contraction for "it is" or
"it has", and any other use (for instance, as a possessive) is not
grammatically correct English. Hypothetical examples:
- XMMS is cool. It's one of the best ... [correct, "It is"]
- XMMS is cool. It's been rated highly ... [correct, "It has"]
- XMMS is cool. It's features include ... [wrong]
- XMMS is cool. Its features include ... [correct, possessive]
Using "it's" and "its" correctly is in your best interest, since
incorrect usage may cause someone browsing the package descriptions to
have a bad first impression of that package.
Please note that this is a mass bug filing; it was discussed on
debian-devel in the thread starting here:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/08/msg01626.html
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From: Matej Vela <vela@debian.org>
To: 193484-done@bugs.debian.org, 268501-done@bugs.debian.org,
277214-done@bugs.debian.org, 346662-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Fixed in dfm 0.99.7-8
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:13:34 +0100
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Source: dfm
Source-Version: 0.99.7-8
Now that dfm is orphaned, NMU-fixed bugs can be closed.
The original .changes file follows.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Format: 1.7
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:03:52 +0100
Source: dfm
Binary: dfm
Architecture: source powerpc
Version: 0.99.7-8
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <he@debian.org>
Changed-By: Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <he@debian.org>
Description:
dfm - Desktop-File-Manager for X11
Closes: 193484 268501 277214 346662
Changes:
dfm (0.99.7-8) unstable; urgency=low
.
* QA upload.
* Orphan package, as maintainer asked for it in
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=346662;msg=7;repeatmerged=no
.
* debian/control: Replace dependency on xlibs-dev (Closes: #346662)
* debian/control: Update description (Closes: #277214, #268501)
* Install .mo files (Closes: #193484)
.
* Housekeeping:
+ debian/rules upadte to dh 5.
+
Files:
a441b011dcf7a9f81ed7cccf5c565dfa 663 x11 optional dfm_0.99.7-8.dsc
62f83e795d866b02d39014afb0018707 3321 x11 optional dfm_0.99.7-8.diff.gz
db799e24ef1828a4ba68589664769ace 255332 x11 optional dfm_0.99.7-8_powerpc.deb
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