From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id oHkFGDfbll+yHwAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:20:39 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5D32B1F08D; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:20:39 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 11FBA1E552 for ; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:20:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D831385703B; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:20:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail-out.m-online.net (mail-out.m-online.net [212.18.0.9]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2ED83385703B; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:20:36 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 2ED83385703B Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux-m68k.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=whitebox@nefkom.net Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CKcSM0nR2z1qt4M; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CKcSL6XFyz1qsXF; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:34 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8J0Ynqzb0ZeT; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:34 +0100 (CET) X-Auth-Info: m9UbypfhIxV7T+5COybU5+H31CfxnYZtDEMTEKw/PUaPzGNENkNVKNx8P4M5z2vl Received: from igel.home (ppp-46-244-169-54.dynamic.mnet-online.de [46.244.169.54]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:34 +0100 (CET) Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 618332C2502; Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:33 +0100 (CET) From: Andreas Schwab To: Simon Marchi Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use sha256 for hashes in the release process References: <20201026013347.6250-1-andreas@rammhold.de> <2dcb2118-bd61-de63-60cb-e86abab0756e@simark.ca> <87v9expgz1.fsf@igel.home> <87r1plp10l.fsf@igel.home> <53cd2979-e0b1-3717-35cc-91be5b2ca0c3@simark.ca> X-Yow: ..I'll make you an ASHTRAY!! Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:20:33 +0100 In-Reply-To: <53cd2979-e0b1-3717-35cc-91be5b2ca0c3@simark.ca> (Simon Marchi's message of "Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:10:07 -0400") Message-ID: <87mu09oyq6.fsf@igel.home> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, andreas@rammhold.de, Binutils Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb-patches" On Okt 26 2020, Simon Marchi wrote: > On 2020-10-26 9:31 a.m., Andreas Schwab wrote: >> But SHA is an abbreviation, so I would expect ES EITCH EI. > > More precisely, it is an acronym. And acronyms are pronounced as a word > all the time. Since it's much easier to say "shaw" than "s-h-a", I > presume most people say "shaw" (that's how I've always heard it anyway). So the right thing to do is to reformulate the sentence so that it doesn't depend on sha256sum being a word. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510 2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1 "And now for something completely different."