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| From | Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.maint.python |
| Subject | Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack |
| Date | 2019-11-06 22:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <yZAIW-8v3-11@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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Brian May <bam@debian.org> writes: > Stéphane Blondon <stephane.blondon@gmail.com> writes: > >> Perhaps there is a doubt how to read it? >> - do not (remove python-foo-doc or rename it to python3-foo-doc) >> - (do not remove python-foo-doc) or (rename it to python3-foo-doc) >> >> Would it be better if we remove the indentation and use this sentence(?): >> if documentation is in python-foo-doc, do not move it > > Myself, I read it as the first option. > > I would personally use: > > - Do not remove python-foo-doc and do not rename it to python3-foo-doc. > > Or maybe even expand as two bullet points: > > - Do not remove python-foo-doc. > - Do not rename it to python3-foo-doc. > > I think this makes it very explicit what was intended. +1. I also read it as (do (not (remove python-foo-doc) or (not (rename to python3-foo-doc)))). In natural language that "or" should be a "nor", but breaking it into two negated bullet points may be clearer to those whose first language doesn't possess a negative list operator. Cheers, Nicholas
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Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> - 2019-10-27 18:10 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:10 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:10 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:20 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2019-11-06 22:00 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> - 2019-11-06 22:10 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-06 23:50 +0100
Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Stéphane Blondon <stephane.blondon@gmail.com> - 2019-12-08 22:10 +0100
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