From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3486 invoked from network); 27 Aug 2004 01:22:25 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 27 Aug 2004 01:22:25 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C0VRf-0007Fe-Pz for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:22:24 +0000 Received: (qmail 6030 invoked by uid 89); 27 Aug 2004 01:22:22 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 8440 invoked from network); 27 Aug 2004 01:22:22 +0000 From: purslow@sympatico.ca Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:22:21 -0400 To: Gentoo Devt Message-ID: <20040827012221.GC3705@sympatico.ca> Reply-To: purslow@chass.utoronto.ca Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo Devt References: <20040820205106.64598921@snowdrop.home> <20040826195337.5dd3b570@snowdrop.home> <20040826221902.GB3705@sympatico.ca> <20040826233657.1a98b3f4@snowdrop.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040826233657.1a98b3f4@snowdrop.home> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] vim syntaxy goodness for ebuilds, eclasses, GLEPs X-Archives-Salt: bb457473-245a-4ea8-bf24-122e304bcb96 X-Archives-Hash: 5fd9b5d50aac5cd96fd22920a4d47829 040826 Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:19:02 -0400 purslow@sympatico.ca wrote: >> 'licence' is not a mistake: it is the way non-Americans spell 'license'. >> in fact, the English distinguish 'licence' (noun) from 'license' (verb). >> Canadians follow English usage when they think about it >> & American when they don't ... (smile) > Well that's the point. I speak Real English (TM), > so I keep on screwing up the LICENSE variable by spelling it correctly. > In the context of an ebuild, using the non-USian spelling *is* a mistake. yes, so isn't the solution to have ebuilds recognise both spellings ? Gentoo is an international project, not like M$ etc . gentle suggestion to developers ? bug report ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : purslow@chass.utoronto.ca ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list