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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: must not (was Re: [gentoo-user] Raid reports wrong size)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:54:43
Message-Id: 58965d8a0812191253h3d5cca34ta222cfa44c18a819@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: must not (was Re: [gentoo-user] Raid reports wrong size) by Dirk Heinrichs
1 On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Dirk Heinrichs
2 <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de> wrote:
3 > Am Freitag, 19. Dezember 2008 19:24:12 schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann:
4 >> On Freitag 19 Dezember 2008, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
5 >> > Am Freitag, 19. Dezember 2008 14:03:04 schrieb Shaochun Wang:
6 >> > > Your kernel must not be 64bits, I think.
7 >> >
8 >> > Why not is he not allowed to run a 64bit kernel?
9 >> >
10 >>
11 >> the option is not available with 64bits - maybe not needed.
12 >
13 > Yes I know. Just wanted to clarify wether there's a misunderstanding about
14 > "must not", which means "darf nicht" in german or "is not allowed to". Seems
15 > like Shaochun is not a native english speaker and seems to make the same
16 > mistake I also did for a long time.
17
18 Yes, in English "must" can also mean that you infer or presume
19 something. So, instead of "your kernel must not be 64bits", maybe it
20 would have been clearer to say "I suspect you are not using a 64-bit
21 kernel; if you were, it would not have this problem". :)
22
23 Paul

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Subject Author
Re: must not (was Re: [gentoo-user] Raid reports wrong size) Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>
Re: must not (was Re: [gentoo-user] Raid reports wrong size) Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>