Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [FRC] News item: Changing USE flags for >=app-backup/bacula

[tomjbe]

Quoting Duncan (2017-08-16 03:45:35)
> tomjbe posted on Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:49:33 +0200 as excerpted:
> 
> >  think we can find a proper formulation for the use flag description in
> > metadata.xml, e.g.:
> > 
> > director - Installs the backup director additional to the default file
> > daemon.
> > storage-daemon - Installs the storage daemon additional to the default
> > file daemon
> 
> FWIW, "additional to" is understandable, but AFAIK nonstandard (sounds 
> like ESL/English-as-a-second-language, using grammar from the first).
> 
> The phrase "in addition to" works much better to my eye/ear.
> 
Thanks for the hint. I was not sure which one is better.

Thomas.

[gentoo-dev] Re: [FRC] News item: Changing USE flags for >=app-backup/bacula

[Duncan]

tomjbe posted on Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:49:33 +0200 as excerpted:

>  think we can find a proper formulation for the use flag description in
> metadata.xml, e.g.:
> 
> director - Installs the backup director additional to the default file
> daemon.
> storage-daemon - Installs the storage daemon additional to the default
> file daemon

FWIW, "additional to" is understandable, but AFAIK nonstandard (sounds 
like ESL/English-as-a-second-language, using grammar from the first).

The phrase "in addition to" works much better to my eye/ear.

Or just use "plus", if "in addition to" makes it too long...

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