Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
On 06.12.2017 17:58, Taylor R Campbell wrote: >> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:41:27 +0800 (+08) >> From: Paul Goyette >> >>> Oh, and I'd also change "its canine barking" to "its barking," (note the >>> addition of a comma), which would make that sentence flow better, and >>> avoid the unnecessary re-use of the word 'canine'. >> >> Hmmm, it'd be nice if there were a definitive source for this quote; >> without that, I'd rather not "adjust" the language. > > I expect the original quote was probably something in Polish. > I was the coauthor of the original translation. There are many other good quotes but they could be difficult to explain to foreigners, explain background context etc... or needlessly controversial (even if true) for fortunes (no need to discuss German-Polish-Russian relations via fortunes). signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:41:27 +0800 (+08) > From: Paul Goyette > > > Oh, and I'd also change "its canine barking" to "its barking," (note the > > addition of a comma), which would make that sentence flow better, and > > avoid the unnecessary re-use of the word 'canine'. > > Hmmm, it'd be nice if there were a definitive source for this quote; > without that, I'd rather not "adjust" the language. I expect the original quote was probably something in Polish.
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
On Wed, 6 Dec 2017, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo writes: "stop out journey" should be "stop our journey", and the last sentence should probably be "It seems that you care more about barking than the dog does, and more about winning the war with a lousy puppy than about reaching the destination quickly." I fixed these, as suggested. Oh, and I'd also change "its canine barking" to "its barking," (note the addition of a comma), which would make that sentence flow better, and avoid the unnecessary re-use of the word 'canine'. Hmmm, it'd be nice if there were a definitive source for this quote; without that, I'd rather not "adjust" the language. +--+--++ | Paul Goyette | PGP Key fingerprint: | E-mail addresses: | | (Retired)| FA29 0E3B 35AF E8AE 6651 | paul at whooppee dot com | | Kernel Developer | 0786 F758 55DE 53BA 7731 | pgoyette at netbsd dot org | +--+--++
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
Tom Ivar Helbekkmo writes: > "stop out journey" should be "stop our journey", and the last sentence > should probably be "It seems that you care more about barking than the > dog does, and more about winning the war with a lousy puppy than about > reaching the destination quickly." Oh, and I'd also change "its canine barking" to "its barking," (note the addition of a comma), which would make that sentence flow better, and avoid the unnecessary re-use of the word 'canine'. -tih -- Most people who graduate with CS degrees don't understand the significance of Lisp. Lisp is the most important idea in computer science. --Alan Kay
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
Kamil Rytarowski writes: > Add new fortune entry with a quote from Jozef Pilsudski diff -u -u -r1.66 -r1.67 --- games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes 18 Nov 2017 20:48:50 - 1.66 +++ games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes 5 Dec 2017 22:51:59 - 1.67 @@ -16220,3 +16220,15 @@ % I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long. -- Mitch Hedberg +% +You, the Poles, have a funny nature. When the people going along the +road are attacked by a dog with its insistent and noisy barking, you +immediately feel like jumping off the vehicle, standing on all fours +and starting to bark back at it. We, in the Vilnius region, let the +dog bark because that is what its canine nature is like but we do not +stop out journey because of its canine barking and without any war +against dogs we calmly continue our journey until we reach our +destination. It seems that you care more about barking more than the +dog does and about winning the war with any lousy puppy than about +reaching the destination quickly. +-- Jozef Pilsudski I guess this was lifted from wikiquote.org, since it has the same typos? "stop out journey" should be "stop our journey", and the last sentence should probably be "It seems that you care more about barking than the dog does, and more about winning the war with a lousy puppy than about reaching the destination quickly." -tih -- Most people who graduate with CS degrees don't understand the significance of Lisp. Lisp is the most important idea in computer science. --Alan Kay
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
I'd ask you to revert this nonsense. Jaromir 2017-11-18 21:48 GMT+01:00 Maya Rashish : > Module Name:src > Committed By: maya > Date: Sat Nov 18 20:48:50 UTC 2017 > > Modified Files: > src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes fortunes2 fortunes2-o.real > > Log Message: > Remove a few offensive quotes, put in as many new quotes. > > PR bin/52735 > > > To generate a diff of this commit: > cvs rdiff -u -r1.65 -r1.66 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes > cvs rdiff -u -r1.59 -r1.60 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 > cvs rdiff -u -r1.15 -r1.16 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2-o.real > > Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the > copyright notices on the relevant files. > >
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
On Nov 18, 8:48pm, "Maya Rashish" wrote: } } Module Name: src } Committed By: maya } Date: Sat Nov 18 20:48:50 UTC 2017 } } Modified Files: } src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes fortunes2 fortunes2-o.real } } Log Message: } Remove a few offensive quotes, put in as many new quotes. } } PR bin/52735 Why did you do this while the issue is still being discussed. That is completely inappropriate. Please revert. } To generate a diff of this commit: } cvs rdiff -u -r1.65 -r1.66 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes } cvs rdiff -u -r1.59 -r1.60 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 } cvs rdiff -u -r1.15 -r1.16 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2-o.real } }-- End of excerpt from "Maya Rashish"
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
Given that the discussion on "add-one, remove-one" is still on-going and nowhere near a resolution, I really think that this commit should be reverted. At the very least, those entries that were removed need to be restored. On Sat, 18 Nov 2017, Maya Rashish wrote: Module Name:src Committed By: maya Date: Sat Nov 18 20:48:50 UTC 2017 Modified Files: src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes fortunes2 fortunes2-o.real Log Message: Remove a few offensive quotes, put in as many new quotes. PR bin/52735 To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.65 -r1.66 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes cvs rdiff -u -r1.59 -r1.60 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 cvs rdiff -u -r1.15 -r1.16 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2-o.real Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files. !DSPAM:5a109cd695642086813700! +--+--++ | Paul Goyette | PGP Key fingerprint: | E-mail addresses: | | (Retired)| FA29 0E3B 35AF E8AE 6651 | paul at whooppee dot com | | Kernel Developer | 0786 F758 55DE 53BA 7731 | pgoyette at netbsd dot org | +--+--++
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
John Nemeth writes: > Log Message: > add quote about libraries offending everyone Nice! Thank you! -tih -- Most people who graduate with CS degrees don't understand the significance of Lisp. Lisp is the most important idea in computer science. --Alan Kay
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
On Apr 30, 5:29pm, David Holland wrote: } On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 10:38:10PM +, John Nemeth wrote: } > Modified Files: } >src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes2 } > } > Log Message: } > Add some quotes by Henry Ford, found at: } > } > http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/203714.Henry_Ford } } surely the first and last of these are redundant? Yep, but oh well. I liked the quote well enough, that I went ahead and did it anyways. Probably not the only thing in the fortunes database that is redundant. }-- End of excerpt from David Holland
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 10:38:10PM +, John Nemeth wrote: > Modified Files: > src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes2 > > Log Message: > Add some quotes by Henry Ford, found at: > > http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/203714.Henry_Ford surely the first and last of these are redundant? -- David A. Holland dholl...@netbsd.org
Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles
Am 08.12.2009 um 11:13 schrieb Thomas Klausner: > Module Name: src > Committed By: wiz > Date: Tue Dec 8 10:13:39 UTC 2009 > > Modified Files: > src/games/fortune/datfiles: fortunes2 > > Log Message: > was disappointed that someone wrote disappointed with one 'p', so I fixed it. see, there is so much work still to be done in this single sentence ;) > > > To generate a diff of this commit: > cvs rdiff -u -r1.39 -r1.40 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 > > Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the > copyright notices on the relevant files. > > Modified files: > > Index: src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 > diff -u src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2:1.39 > src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2:1.40 > --- src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2:1.39 Tue Dec 8 10:04:27 2009 > +++ src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 Tue Dec 8 10:13:39 2009 > @@ -44850,7 +44850,7 @@ > his rather old and crusty parish. As is usual in these cases, a locum was > sent to cover the transition period. This particular man was young and > active, and had the strange notion that church should also be active and > -exciting. As a consequence he was more than a little disapointed with the > +exciting. As a consequence he was more than a little disappointed with the > dull and tradition-bound church. He decided to do something about it. > For his first Sunday, he didn't wear the traditional robes and > vestments, but lead the service wearing a nice 2-piece suit. The congregation >
