A note on language [LWN.net]

A note on language

Posted Feb 14, 2007 0:59 UTC (Wed) by pjm (subscriber, #2080)
In reply to: 50,000 Linux desktops deployed in Brazil by khim
Parent article: 50,000 Linux desktops deployed in Brazil

I suggest rewording from "should be shot" to "is incompetent". Not everyone will find it obvious what you meant.

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A note on language

Posted Feb 14, 2007 1:42 UTC (Wed) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link]

With a lot of potato guns.

heh

Posted Feb 14, 2007 11:30 UTC (Wed) by gvy (guest, #11981) [Link]

Oh, if Brazilian legalese provides that bribe acceptors should be shot then the language is perfectly correct; OTOH having read recent Linux.com article from Brazil developers on actually not-so-shiny affairs with free software in the country, I doubt it's really so.

Generally, if Mr. Khimenko meant "should have their legs shot off", I would rather concur :-]

PS: I don't know _facts_ on this one but have rather strong suspicion based on the way decision-making is largely performed in Russia (I live in Ukraine -- here too) and being never confident in "accidents".