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On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 09:22:21PM -0400, purslow@×××××××××.ca wrote: |
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> 040826 Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:19:02 -0400 purslow@×××××××××.ca wrote: |
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> >> 'licence' is not a mistake: it is the way non-Americans spell 'license'. |
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> >> in fact, the English distinguish 'licence' (noun) from 'license' (verb). |
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> >> Canadians follow English usage when they think about it |
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> >> & American when they don't ... (smile) |
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> > Well that's the point. I speak Real English (TM), |
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> > so I keep on screwing up the LICENSE variable by spelling it correctly. |
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> > In the context of an ebuild, using the non-USian spelling *is* a mistake. |
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> yes, so isn't the solution to have ebuilds recognise both spellings ? |
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Do we really need to waste time and effort on something this trivial? |
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I think the solution is for everybody to deal with it, personally. |
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Jon Portnoy |
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