Re: debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)
On Friday 06 April 2012 20:34:28 Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 11:38:29AM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> > On 04/04/12 07:46, Lisi wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:35:00 Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > >> Note that apt-get *installs* recommended packages by default since
> > >> Lenny and starting with Squeeze is the preferred program to
> > >> perform system installation and major system upgrades.
> > >
> > > Note that apt-get *has installed* recommended packages etc. surely?
> >
> > "since" makes that redundant.
> > One of the keys to "plain English" is brevity. ;-)
>
> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4904#comment-303296
>
> --
> "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."
> -- Napoleon Bonaparte
That is about spelling, not grammar. Since requires the perfect tense. It is
quite simply wrong in English to say "since.... installs". Leave out the
words "since Lenny", and "installs" becomes correct, but loses some of the
intended meaning.
Lisi
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