Re: git: c4e48b65b7 - main - 13.1 relnotes: Change previous entries to avoid imperative.
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:12:37 UTC
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 10:09:53AM -0700, John Baldwin wrote: > On 4/12/22 6:33 PM, Mike Karels wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by karels (src committer): > > > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c4e48b65b76ff0ae15de17969d152233eeac83c4 > > > > commit c4e48b65b76ff0ae15de17969d152233eeac83c4 > > Author: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > > AuthorDate: 2022-04-12 21:40:17 +0000 > > Commit: Mike Karels <karels@FreeBSD.org> > > CommitDate: 2022-04-13 01:32:44 +0000 > > > > 13.1 relnotes: Change previous entries to avoid imperative. > > Change previous entries from "Add ..." to "... has been added", > > etc, for consistency. > > Reviewed by: pauamma_gundo.com > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34892 > > Hmm, for 13.0 we explicitly used active voice rather than passive. I don't know > that we have a definitive style guide for release notes though. > For the past few releases, I have been using "... had been added." I personally have no complaint against using "... has been added." I do not think we have a strict rule on this, one way or the other. Glen