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| From: | Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o | ||
| Cc: | Alexander Berntsen <alexander@××××××.net> | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH v3] Test for read-only filesystems, bail out during preinst if there are any which will be written to and display a useful error message. Fixes bug 378869. | ||
| Date: | Tue, 21 Jan 2014 03:28:24 | ||
| Message-Id: | 201401202228.25558.vapier@gentoo.org | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH v3] Test for read-only filesystems, bail out during preinst if there are any which will be written to and display a useful error message. Fixes bug 378869. by Alexander Berntsen |
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| 1 | On Sunday 19 January 2014 05:39:25 Alexander Berntsen wrote: |
| 2 | > On 19/01/14 10:17, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
| 3 | > > prefer OSes -> OS's |
| 4 | > |
| 5 | > That's just not proper English. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | i don't think that phrase means what you think it means. if you're wishing |
| 8 | for English to be a standard, then you're in for a rude surprise. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | > It makes no sense. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | of course it does. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | > Please don't prefer |
| 15 | > that. If for nothing else, then to prevent me from sighing whenever I |
| 16 | > have to read it. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plurals#Plurals_of_letters_and_abbreviations |
| 19 | -mike |
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| Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH v3] Test for read-only filesystems, bail out during preinst if there are any which will be written to and display a useful error message. Fixes bug 378869. | Gordon Pettey <petteyg359@×××××.com> |