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Re: Starting systemd user services on boot on a Debian server [SOLVED]



On Saturday 17 October 2015 20:19:48 Brian wrote:
> On Sat 17 Oct 2015 at 19:40:50 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Saturday 17 October 2015 12:29:48 Michael Biebl wrote:
> > > Am 17.10.2015 um 10:20 schrieb Fredrik Jonson:
> > > > In <qkuIV-81Y-1@gated-at.bofh.it> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > >>  On Saturday 17 October 2015 06:24:10 Fredrik Jonson wrote:
> > > >>> Michael Biebl wrote:
> > > >>>>  Am 16.10.2015 um 19:05 schrieb Fredrik Jonson:
> > > >>>>>  If in doubt, do install this package.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>   Did you maybe misread that as
> > > >>>>  "If in doubt, do *not* install this package".
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Yes I did. I don't know how many times I've read that sentence, and
> > > >>> clearly saw a _not_ in there. Interesting.
> > > >>
> > > >>  The structure foreshadows a "not".
> > > >
> > > > Maybe the presence of the entire sentence indicates that the package
> > > > really should be installed by default on systems where systemd is
> > > > installed?
> > >
> > > I'm not a native speaker, so I'm happy to rephrase the message to make
> > > it more obvious. Suggestions?
> >
> > "If in doubt, install this package."
> >
> > That "do" makes one expect the "not" that isn't there, and even assume
> > that it is meant to be there, if one has noticed that it isn't.
>
> As my spouse says:
>
>   "When you go to the Co-op, please do get butter."
>
> Her expectations are not necessarily met by the eventual outcome. :)

:-)

Yes, but she says it, not writes it.  You would get a slight (?  depending on 
whether you forgot last time ;-)  ) stress on the "do". ;-)

Lisi


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