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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
@ 2022-02-20 20:26 Vagrant Cascadian
  2022-02-20 20:32 ` Maxime Devos
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Vagrant Cascadian @ 2022-02-20 20:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 54077

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In the CODE-OF-CONDUCT, I see the phrase:

  Note: In the sequel, "project" refers to GNU Guix, and "project
  maintainer(s)" refers to maintainer(s) of GNU Guix.

What does "the sequel" refer to?

Maybe something more like "Note: In this document, ..." ?

Maybe the intended meaning is lost in translation, or it is some turn of
phrase I am unfamiliar with? It is confusing to me as a native en_US
speaker, at least.


live well,
  vagrant

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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
  2022-02-20 20:26 bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT Vagrant Cascadian
@ 2022-02-20 20:32 ` Maxime Devos
  2022-02-27 13:48   ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Maxime Devos @ 2022-02-20 20:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Vagrant Cascadian, 54077

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Vagrant Cascadian schreef op zo 20-02-2022 om 12:26 [-0800]:
>   Note: In the sequel, "project" refers to GNU Guix, and "project
>   maintainer(s)" refers to maintainer(s) of GNU Guix.
> 
> What does "the sequel" refer to?

‘The following’, I think?

> Maybe something more like "Note: In this document, ..." ?

I would drop the capital and use the somewhat nicer (IMHO) ‘curly
quotes’ (or “double curly quotes”) instead of "straight double quotes",
but otherwise I agree.

Additionally, I think we can do "maintainer(s)" -> "maintainers" here.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
  2022-02-20 20:32 ` Maxime Devos
@ 2022-02-27 13:48   ` Ludovic Courtès
  2022-02-27 15:50     ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2022-02-27 13:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Maxime Devos; +Cc: Vagrant Cascadian, 54077, guix-maintainers

Hello,

Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> skribis:

> Vagrant Cascadian schreef op zo 20-02-2022 om 12:26 [-0800]:
>>   Note: In the sequel, "project" refers to GNU Guix, and "project
>>   maintainer(s)" refers to maintainer(s) of GNU Guix.
>> 
>> What does "the sequel" refer to?
>
> ‘The following’, I think?

Per WordNet (which is about American English):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ guix shell wordnet -- wn sequel -over

Overview of noun sequel

The noun sequel has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
                                       
1. sequel, subsequence -- (something that follows something else)
2. sequel, continuation -- (a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

>> Maybe something more like "Note: In this document, ..." ?

If that sounds clearer, let’s do that!

Cc’ing maintainers to get their approval.

Ludo’.




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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
  2022-02-27 13:48   ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2022-02-27 15:50     ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
  2022-02-28  1:17       ` Maxim Cournoyer
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix @ 2022-02-27 15:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès
  Cc: Vagrant Cascadian, 54077, Maxime Devos, guix-maintainers

Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> skribis:
> ‘The following’, I think?

It's an example of the pseudo-legalese people can slip into when writing 
An Official Document.

On 2022-02-27 14:48, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>> Maybe something more like "Note: In this document, ..." ?
> 
> If that sounds clearer, let’s do that!

SGTM!

Kind regards,

T G-R

Sent from a Web browser.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.




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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
  2022-02-27 15:50     ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
@ 2022-02-28  1:17       ` Maxim Cournoyer
  2022-03-07  8:45         ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Maxim Cournoyer @ 2022-02-28  1:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice; +Cc: Vagrant Cascadian, 54077, guix-maintainers

Hello,

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> writes:

> Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> skribis:
>> ‘The following’, I think?
>
> It's an example of the pseudo-legalese people can slip into when
> writing An Official Document.
>
> On 2022-02-27 14:48, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>>> Maybe something more like "Note: In this document, ..." ?
>> If that sounds clearer, let’s do that!
>
> SGTM!

+1.

Maxim




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* bug#54077: What does "sequel" mean in the CODE-OF-CONDUCT
  2022-02-28  1:17       ` Maxim Cournoyer
@ 2022-03-07  8:45         ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2022-03-07  8:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: Vagrant Cascadian, 54077-done, guix-maintainers

Hi!

This issue became obsolete with the ‘CODE-OF-CONDUCT’ update in
4254d74b4ca6d4aa78b7fa055fc9ec72a2e93ad3; closing!

Ludo’.




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