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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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Gentoo is an international project, not like M$ etc . |
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gentle suggestion to developers ? bug report ? |
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