Re: Bug#268530: monit: Incorrect use of "it's" in package description

[Martin Pala]

Fixed in monit cvs ;)

Thanks for report,
Martin

Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> Package: monit
> Version: 1:4.2.1-2
> Severity: minor
>
> Hello,
>
> The package monit uses the contraction "it's" in the
> Description field of its control file in what appears to be an
> incorrect way.  Recall that "it's" is a contraction for "it is" or
> "it has", and any other use (for instance, as a possessive) is not
> grammatically correct English.  Hypothetical examples:
>
> - XMMS is cool.  It's one of the best ...   [correct, "It is"]
> - XMMS is cool.  It's been rated highly ... [correct, "It has"]
> - XMMS is cool.  It's features include ...  [wrong]
> - XMMS is cool.  Its features include ...   [correct, possessive]
>
> Using "it's" and "its" correctly is in your best interest, since
> incorrect usage may cause someone browsing the package descriptions to
> have a bad first impression of that package.
>
> Please note that this is a mass bug filing; it was discussed on
> debian-devel in the thread starting here:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/08/msg01626.html
>
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>
> Best regards,