From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@red-bean.com>
Cc: gaius@glam.ac.uk, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: Enhanced language support for Modula-2
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:51:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uzmkka168.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8f2776cb0602211101u6917eb7bx9caa0bc7a7ecee41@mail.gmail.com> (jimb@red-bean.com)
> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:01:11 -0800
> From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@red-bean.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
>
> On 21 Feb 2006 10:24:46 +0000, Gaius Mulley <gaius@glam.ac.uk> wrote:
> > +Currently @value{GDBN} can print the following data types in Modula-2
> > +syntax: array types, record types, set types, pointer types,
> > +procedure types, enumerated types, subrange types and base types.
> > +Values of these types may also be printed. So for example, if the
> > +following section of code were compiled,
>
> This is Eli's call, but it's general practice in GNU documentation to
> go ahead and use "you" in preference to the passive voice. I don't
> have a reference for this rule, I just have memories of Stallman
> correcting this in my own writing.
Right. The reason is that passive-voice sentences frequently are
longer, more complicated and awkward than active voice. So avoiding
passive makes the text more concise and clear.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-21 20:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-15 23:15 Gaius Mulley
2006-02-16 0:20 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-16 11:06 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-02-20 15:05 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-02-20 21:42 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-21 11:06 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-02-21 19:01 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-25 13:17 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-02-26 5:44 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-26 5:46 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-02-28 5:37 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-02-28 13:53 ` Jim Blandy
2006-03-02 8:57 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-03-02 17:27 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-21 19:21 ` Jim Blandy
2006-02-21 20:51 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2006-02-21 20:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-21 20:57 ` Mark Kettenis
2006-02-22 5:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-22 18:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-16 4:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-02-16 11:11 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-04-20 13:23 Gaius Mulley
2006-04-20 14:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-04-20 18:47 ` Mark Kettenis
2006-04-20 18:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-05-04 7:17 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-04 15:37 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-05-04 18:01 ` Jim Blandy
2006-05-08 14:09 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-08 17:47 ` Jim Blandy
2006-05-09 22:57 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-10 21:45 ` Jim Blandy
2006-05-11 12:37 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-12 18:18 ` Joel Brobecker
2006-05-12 18:27 ` Jim Blandy
2006-05-13 13:31 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-13 11:02 ` Gaius Mulley
2006-05-08 21:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-05-04 16:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
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