Re: How to react on a factually wrong Debian wiki change ?
On 2018-09-28, Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i wrote:
>> > So how should the statement be improved ?
>> > ["wodim should better not be used with DVD or BD media."]
>
> Curt wrote:
>> You could say:
>> It is preferable not to use wodim for DVD or BD media.
>> Or
>> It's better to avoid using wodim when burning to DVD or BD media.
>> Or
>> Wodim has proved less reliable when used with DVD or BD media and is
>> best avoided when burning to those media.
>
> Number 1 and 2 would bear content equivalent to mine.
Right. My reason to rephrase was only that "should better not" isn't
quite idiomatic English. It's not a big deal, though.
> Number 3 is inaccurate, because wodim works with some media types in
> some situations reliably. It fails at other occasions reliably.
>
Here I went out on a limb. Though it's true I'd gladly trade a superior
turn of phrase for a little accuracy.
Wodim has proved to fail under certain conditions and as a general rule
should probably be avoided when burning to DVD or BD media.
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