From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: Variant spellings in GNU Emacs documentation Date: 19 Jan 2004 08:27:48 +0200 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1074493782 23235 80.91.224.253 (19 Jan 2004 06:29:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:29:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: gnu-emacs-bug@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jan 19 07:29:37 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AiSun-0007ub-00 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:29:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSss-00068v-HN for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:27:38 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSsp-000654-UH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:27:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSsG-0005Ag-0R for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:27:31 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSsF-00059L-3P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:26:59 -0500 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSqW-0003rm-Ej for gnu-emacs-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:25:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSrO-0004Kt-3w for gnu-emacs-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:26:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [207.232.27.5] (helo=WST0054) by monty-python.gnu.org with asmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AiSrN-0004Fn-CO; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:26:05 -0500 Original-To: David Kastrup In-reply-to: (message from David Kastrup on 19 Jan 2004 00:16:30 +0100) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:6634 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:6634 > From: David Kastrup > Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug > Date: 19 Jan 2004 00:16:30 +0100 > > > > Writing "MS-DOG" is a common practice for us--it is not an error. > > It serves no useful purpose, in my opinion, and it makes creating > useful indices and keyword searches more difficult. How so? Please elaborate. AFAIR, we have index entries in place to make this a non-issue. If you have practical examples where these humorous names can hinder documentation, please post them, perhaps some improvements are in order. > In addition, it makes one look like a hypocrite if one stresses the > importance of using the correct name for systems like GNU/Linux. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with testing the sense of humor of Emacs users. Someone once posted an angry message about Antinews on similar grounds, but I don't think we must be that dead serious about these things. We can always use a bit of smiling once in a while. GNU/Linux is different: you don't laugh about the beliefs of people whom you respect.