Bagas Sanjaya <[email protected]> writes: > Management style docs writes on people under a manager, where they know > the details better than the manager himself. Reword it so that it would be > less confusing to non-native English speakers. > > Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <[email protected]> > --- > Changes since v1 [1]: > > - Reword the confusing phrase (Konstantin) > > [1]: > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/[email protected]/ > > Documentation/process/management-style.rst | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst > b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst > index dfbc69bf49d435..bb7a69e34ef180 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst > @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ actually true. > The name of the game is to **avoid** having to make a decision. In > particular, if somebody tells you "choose (a) or (b), we really need you > to decide on this", you're in trouble as a manager. The people you > -manage had better know the details better than you, so if they come to > +manage most likely know the details better than you, so if they come to > you for a technical decision, you're screwed. You're clearly not
I really do not understand what it is that you are trying to fix here. The original may not be the best English ever, but it is entirely correct; do we really have to churn the document for this> > competent to make that decision for them. > > @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ sure as hell shouldn't encourage them by promising them > that what they > work on will be included. Make them at least think twice before they > embark on a big endeavor. > > -Remember: they'd better know more about the details than you do, and > +Remember: they know the details better than you do, and > they usually already think they have the answer to everything. The best Here too. jon
