On Mar 21, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav <[email protected]> wrote:
> Warren Block <[email protected]> writes: >> Dag-Erling Smørgrav <[email protected]> writes: >>> We always use [The .Nm foo utility or The .Fn foo function] instead >>> of just .Nm or .Fn at the start of a sentence, but never (or rarely) >>> within a sentence. >> By "we", do you mean the FreeBSD project or your local organization? >> Is there a specific reason the redundant wording, or is it just >> customary? > > I mean the FreeBSD project, and the reason is as John stated: all > sentences must start with a capital letter. I've gotten so used to this > over the past 15 years that I even do it in email and other non-FreeBSD > written material. Yes, it is style that was settled upon 15 years ago or so in the FreeBSD project. Even more than finding myself using this in email, etc, I find that when I see people using other conventions it just looks wrong to my eyes. Warner _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
