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Re: http://www.debian.org/misc/index.en.html: Reports - typo?



On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:47:06PM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
>    Hey,
> 
> * Alexander Reshetov <eof@debian-by.org> [2011-07-16 20:24:31 CEST]:
> > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:04:53PM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > > on http://www.debian.org/misc/index.en.html
> > > we have:
> > > 
> > > <quote>
> > > Debian publishes reports and issue position statements on Free Software 
> > > related topics.
> > > </quote>
> > > 
> > > This sentence only makes sense for me, if we change 
> > > 
> > > - issue
> > > + issues
> > > 
> > > Correct?
> > > Otherwise I'm unable to understand the sense here...
> > 
> > Similar for me.
> 
>  Erm, no, that results in different meaning. It meant to publish two
> things: for one, reports, and for second, issue possition statements.
> Now it means to publish only reports, and to get position statements
> issued. I'm not totally sure which of these two meanings is actually the
> correct one - could the people that have added that paragraph please
> speak up and clear up the confusion?

I think the issue being raised is that "Debian" is singular, which is
why it "issues" statements. It is something like this:

"The President issues statements" vs.
"Presidents issue statements".

I believe that "Debian issues" is what it should be. Please correct me
if I am wrong.

Kumar
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