Re: debian-faq (was ... Re: upgrade to Wheezy fails with aptitude)
On Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 08:54:47PM +0100, Lisi wrote:
> 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
>
> That is about spelling, not grammar. Since requires the perfect tense. It is
It was supposed to be a joke. :( I didn't snip severly enough.
Scott Ferguson wrote:
One of the keys to "plain English" is brevity. ;-)
Chris Bannister should have written:
Not too brief or: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4904#comment-303296
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