Hello Alex,
On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 12:29:45AM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> On 3/11/23 19:56, Seth David Schoen wrote:
> > I am not the maintainer or anything, but I think it's great that
> > translators give feedback on the original text.
> >
> > I have two disagreements with your changes:
> > (2) You proposed correcting "runlevel" to "run level". The word
> > "runlevel" is a coinage by operating system developers; in ordinary
> > English it would indeed have to be two words, but it's common to write
> > it with no space in this context.
>
> About this, in the Linux man-pages we tend to favor correct English,
> and not words like runlevel or userspace. So, when it is a noun it
> is run level, and when it's an adjective, it's run-level. I'll have
> a look at it, and see what needs fixing.
Sigh, learning more and more the finer details of English.
I just wonder, since these are technical documents, if this is
supporting understanding or reducing it? Personllay I prefer one word
for one concept.
Just to complete the picture: Is "runlevel" (i.e. one word) ever
correct?
Greetings
Helge
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