On Thursday 25 April 2002 10:04 pm, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 09:54:02PM -0400, David Sewell wrote: > > I'm beginning a second round of proofreading of the Debian Reference (aka > > Qref). > > > > Is there a consensus among documentation writers on how to handle Debian > > release codenames (Slink, Potato, Woody, etc.)? Usage varies almost > > randomly, it seems, even in publications like the Debian Weekly News, > > where you can find "woody" and "Woody" in the same paragraph. > > Correct practice is all lower case for Debian. If for toy storiy, > capitalize first letter. > > Let's check FAQ and release note people. > > ftparchive.sgml /FAQ > potato distribution name > Mr. Potato Toy story caracter > <em>potato</em> Debian codename > <tt>potato</tt> symlink name for ftp archive > > Relase note release-notes.sgml/boot-floppies > releases 2.2 (`potato') >
as a documentation user, and as a technical writer, i think that david has the right idea--which may seem hugely ironic given that i don't observe mla or any other rules of capitalization in my posts. forgive this indulgence; it has to do with limitations of movement, which handicap i address by other means that would limit the expedience i need to achieve in posting to lists. honestly, as a reader, i would favor david's opinion of appropriate capitalization. ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
