Re: [PATCH] Fix documentation typos
On Sat Jan 7, 2023 at 9:34 AM CET, Steve Litt wrote: > Laurent Bercot said on Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:58:55 + > > >>-file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found is the > >>env/ +file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found > >>in the env/ > > > > Applied, thanks. > > > > > >>-service readiness, you should give this option along with > >>up: the service is ready iff +service readiness, you should > >>give this option along with up: the service is ready if > > > > Not a typo. "iff" means "if and only if", as any mathematician will > >tell you. :) > > I'm not a mathematician, even though once upon a time I could do > partial differential equations. I didn't know iff meant "if and only > if". Just so everyone's on the same page, probably the easiest route to > docs everyone understands is to replace iff with "if and only if". as a passerby (and professional bike-shed designer), i would agree that is the best solution. this isn't really a mathematical context, and it also has the bonus of not looking like "domain-specific jargon" one can look up; an extra letter merely looks like a typo to those that don't already know. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times > http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
Re: [PATCH] Fix documentation typos
Laurent Bercot said on Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:58:55 + >>-file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found is the >>env/ +file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found >>in the env/ > > Applied, thanks. > > >>-service readiness, you should give this option along with >>up: the service is ready iff +service readiness, you should >>give this option along with up: the service is ready if > > Not a typo. "iff" means "if and only if", as any mathematician will >tell you. :) I'm not a mathematician, even though once upon a time I could do partial differential equations. I didn't know iff meant "if and only if". Just so everyone's on the same page, probably the easiest route to docs everyone understands is to replace iff with "if and only if". SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
Re: [PATCH] Fix documentation typos
-file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found is the env/ +file named S6_FDHOLDER_STORE_REGEX is found in the env/ Applied, thanks. -service readiness, you should give this option along with up: the service is ready iff +service readiness, you should give this option along with up: the service is ready if Not a typo. "iff" means "if and only if", as any mathematician will tell you. :) -- Laurent