Hello Branden,
hello Alex,
Am Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 10:43:43AM -0600 schrieb G. Branden Robinson:
> At 2024-11-17T12:33:13+0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 10:46:22AM GMT, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > > Without further ado, the following was found:
> > >
> > > Issue: Other pages don't use FROM and until → to - maybe align?
> >
> > When a feature is discontinued, "from" makes more sense than "since".
> > "Since" means that it still exists today.
> >
> > I'll eventually do a consistency fix in this regard.
> >
> > About until/to, I think until is more common. I'll also check.
>
> Where the value of unambiguous expression is paramount, it's hard to
> beat interval notation, like "[2.6.24, 6.3)".
>
> Failing that, I would select a fixed set of English words to correspond
> to interval notation, and document that, probably in man-pages(7).
>
> For instance, and just spitballing here:
>
> since [
> after (
> until )
> through ]
>
> I wouldn't expect this choice of associations to be accepted without
> some amount of argument--that's the advantage of proper interval
> notation.
>
> But, if interval notation is thought too unfamiliar or too awkward-
> looking for man page readers and/or contributors, such a mapping of
> English words to it might be the next best thing. Disciplined use of
> the terms will be important.
This was my main point - consistent usage.
(This will also ease translations).
Greetings
Helge
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