On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Dirk Heinrichs <[email protected]> wrote: > Am Freitag, 19. Dezember 2008 19:24:12 schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: >> On Freitag 19 Dezember 2008, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: >> > Am Freitag, 19. Dezember 2008 14:03:04 schrieb Shaochun Wang: >> > > Your kernel must not be 64bits, I think. >> > >> > Why not is he not allowed to run a 64bit kernel? >> > >> >> the option is not available with 64bits - maybe not needed. > > Yes I know. Just wanted to clarify wether there's a misunderstanding about > "must not", which means "darf nicht" in german or "is not allowed to". Seems > like Shaochun is not a native english speaker and seems to make the same > mistake I also did for a long time.
Yes, in English "must" can also mean that you infer or presume something. So, instead of "your kernel must not be 64bits", maybe it would have been clearer to say "I suspect you are not using a 64-bit kernel; if you were, it would not have this problem". :) Paul
