Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:02:52 +0000 | From | "Nick Warne" <> | Subject | Re: SubmittingPatches typo |
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Believe me, English Grammar is harder than trying to understand kernel code.
I was taught that 'ownership' and 'owner' decide, depending on the tense.
Fred's code (it's his - 'Fred has ['s] code')). - Here also "it's" is short for "it is" (sucking eggs).
Freds' code. You are talking third party about Freds' (or should that be Fred's?) code that he owns.
Names that end in 's' may not be plural... the Smiths family? Or the Smiths' Family? What happens if you are talking about 10 Smiths'/Smith's families? Smiths Families?
So, I think:
Torvald's code == Torvalds has code == Torvald's ['s == has]
Reference Torvalds' code = Torvalds[es]' code [owner]
This debate has been on this board been a few times... and with all the English masters in there, it is still a little bit unresolved.
http://www.b2g2.com/boards/board.cgi?user=dharrison
Stick to coding kernels guys, it's easier.
The fix?
+Here is the mail Linus Torvalds sent on the canonical patch format:
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