From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 71A2A21B918; Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:22:35 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1756221757; cv=none; b=tHxeB/z33+BMU1fA5ZheZ29hzpyhQJSzQ04ylqQutjQTvlVJ6Lbn9rvIjl5FcQ0I0TtyfRNqkYYqumIGFw2M5L13+YiTVMSbg3Yo6IPzzB45u/sJZTLs6VFFVpj512OVqFLL65w6kRRS5hLgjlRgaFl52UZnqKCfxfaI1mqprO0= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1756221757; c=relaxed/simple; bh=Lytl4XuFT194+8jsAWdZGFdZmuFAhDybhprK50jJGVU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=f0IVqF2JkoDJV4KVbJXXgvpmHul4PA6kN7FlPsGu+LTwrzIwFl2gwuk3fPtV0wdqi+expM0TInxwElonqU14iEeg7nGpgwfqvT5wiNz+1K5IRdI3ImiyH5DBZ4l1XPIIMn5g5Uf2j5BTcEv4VUfpFJIlnM1xjnf1RgGfsN+fx0o= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=cofJ7qSF; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="cofJ7qSF" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 7D60640ADA DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1756221754; bh=NEcOL2ZJTiWpmrZemxTxzRc/PbK2GR5KXlpW5YiSoNE=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=cofJ7qSFTE51d0F0Mp0bc70XKf+BtNzC9UO5O28FBMtO1uNUIt7mkKO6gT1Nzi8gI OZU7Qf4h+gbObX38RdjqiD9IIWuHsZi1BevHnd0fq9fxvqo1GhTGxfWrFXGcnQGNfq I96rfIfRDmgjpTXLJ4KTvTLJseOSJBZNxKx0sN2TGuodAqux0gsZ8UPCIrZUbzGuZU ivmkelr0l6guUJQ9eP2V80jamzn95n612xt3xglCzJ6NKA9HrybXzc0ly3I8fVnBkG tJJ1YO+4YDc0A12Z+YglUrADOfJK1Zt+DVqKGKGhy82MktbIwO3V+tZsoDSClJOtNl 1tf/BNvWH83dw== Received: from localhost (mdns.lwn.net [45.79.72.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7D60640ADA; Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:22:33 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Konstantin Ryabitsev Cc: Bagas Sanjaya , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Linux Documentation , Linux Kernel Workflows , Fox Foster , Federico Vaga , Jonathan =?utf-8?Q?Neusch=C3=A4fer?= , Randy Dunlap Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: management-style: Correct "know" past participle In-Reply-To: <20250826-fearless-glossy-dinosaur-46ebbf@lemur> References: <20250826003437.7695-2-bagasdotme@gmail.com> <87349ed6zj.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> <20250826-fearless-glossy-dinosaur-46ebbf@lemur> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:22:31 -0600 Message-ID: <875xeaaz0o.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Konstantin Ryabitsev writes: > I do believe this is a clear indicator that the whole sentence needs to be > reworded: > > ... if somebody tells you to "choose (a) or (b), we really need you to > decide on this," you're in trouble as a manager. The people you manage > most likely know the details better than you, so if they come to you for > a technical decision, ... > > This change would detract from the... unique... style of this document, but > would hopefully be less confusing to non-native speakers. There has been talk in some circles about trying to update this ... unique ... style to more contemporary standards. Maybe it's time to see if that can be given a bit of encouragement. Thanks, jon