Hi, Justin B Rye <[email protected]> wrote: > Holger Wansing wrote: > > John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11/19/19 8:06 PM, Holger Wansing wrote: > >>> It's unclear, what the "new system" is supposed to be. > >>> So above patch to clarity. > >> > >> Why would that be unclear? When you just finished an installation, I > >> think the term "your new system" is pretty unambiguous in the context. > > > > 'The new xyz' tends to be error-prone IMO, since what is 'new' today, gets > > older every day and some day it's the 'old' one. > > Of course, this picture does not fully apply to the above situation, I know, > > but I would like to avoid such phrasing if possible. > > In this case we know it's brand-new, in that the user has just > finished creating it. But a reader *could* misinterpret it this way - > "after the machine boots, from then on you'll always be able to choose > whether to boot one of those other operating systems or whatever thing > you've installed most recently at that point". > > > Also, 'system' is a term which is used for different instances, like the > > real hardware PC (like in 'PC system'), the operating system (like Debian, > > Windows ...) or virtual operating systems... > > And don't forget the EFI "system partition", which might be "new" if > the user has only previously used legacy BIOS. > > > Thus, users might get confused, and in fact I read an installation report > > (not in the Debian BTS), where this was mentioned. > > Yes; "system" is one of those words that's rarely wrong to use, but > also rarely pulls its weight in making it clear what you're talking > about.
@Justin: may I interpret your comment in the meaning of "string review passed, all fine" ? Holger -- Holger Wansing <[email protected]> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
