On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 03:20:45PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > True, but -- I don't think that either of those subject lines are really > slanderous. For instance, the "Why Anthony Towns is wrong" should > probably have read "Why Anthony Towns' *Argument* is wrong" -- which > simply uses Anthony's name to identify which argument is being referred > to. However, I don't see the difference as being all that significant.
You mean, like "Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software" should probably have read "Debian's OS Will Remain 100% Free Software"? The problem with ambiguity is that while some people are certain it means one thing, other people are certain it means something else. Being specific tends to help -- especially when offering criticism. That's why we ask for specific package names and versions on bug reports. -- Raul