Fwd: extragear/multimedia/amarok

[Dan Meltzer]

Forgot to CC the list, so forwarding it instead as this is one of them
policy decision thignies :)

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Dan Meltzer
<parallelgrapefruit at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Dan Meltzer
>> <parallelgrapefruit at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
>>>> SVN commit 954112 by markey:
>>>>
>>>> In the ChangeLog, please don't write "Fix" instead of "Fixed".
>>>
>>> We use present tense everywhere else in the changelog.  We should
>>> standardize on one form or the other, but as far back as I can recall
>>> present tense was the standard method.  Changing "Fix" to "Fixed" is
>>> now contrary to the rest of the log, which I would say is sloppier.
>>
>> Present tense - fine. But "Fix XY" isn't present tense. It's just
>> incorrect grammar.
>
> Fix XYZ is present tense.  It indicates that it's happening presently
> (which is part of why it's confusing).
>
> I'd think that it would make more sense to make our changelog read in
> past tense consistantaly from now on, as it's a log of what has
> happened up to this point, not a log of what is happening now.
>
> Reguardless, I think we should settle on one and stick with it :)
>
> Dan,
>>
>> I think grammatically it resembles more an imperative ("Fix it!"),
>> i.e. a TODO. That's the confusing part.
>>
>> --
>> Mark Kretschmann
>> Amarok Developer
>> www.kde.org - amarok.kde.org
>>
>