Frank Küster wrote: > I see your point. Is there a generally accepted term that should be > used instead? "Managed by the postinst script" is too technical, > "managed by the package configuration mechanism" sounds too vague to > me. I'd probably say managed automatically or something, however I have not taken the time to understand what the management actually does. > > Also, the "if you accept" / "if you do not accept" is some of the more > > clumsy English I have seen outside of 419 scams. Accept what? > > Hm, that comes from the desire to phrase it in a way that will be > understandable in different frontends, in the readline where you have to > type "yes" as well as in the X-based ones where you simply click a > checkbox. The intended meaning is "if you choose to let the postinst > script handle things"; what wording do you suggest? The wording you just used in quotes seems much better. -- see shy jo
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