From: Steven Cole <elenstev@mesatop.com>
To: "Jared Daniel J. Smith" <linux@trios.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel source spellchecker
Date: 02 Mar 2003 11:46:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1046630795.10138.495.camel@spc1.mesatop.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030302165127Z269240-29902+1551@vger.kernel.org>
On Sun, 2003-03-02 at 11:56, Jared Daniel J. Smith wrote:
> Regarding these two cautious comments:
>
> ==========================================================================
> I wouldn't go that far. Better give a list of speling mistakes (file/line)
> and fix them by hand. It won't need to be done more than occasionally, so
> the overhead is not too bad. --Dr. Horst H. von Brand
>
> It might also be worth adding a list of 'suspect' spellings -- which
> require human intervention. Such items might include 'indices=indexes'
> and 'erratum=errata' although you can't do it automatically because
> sometimes the right-hand side is actually correct. --David Woodhouse
> ==========================================================================
>
> I fully agree.
>
> I have tried to automatically spell-check long, complex texts for years,
> with numerous algorithms; all of them fail for one reason or another,
> and I find that the only proper way to do it is the tedious work by hand.
>
> Even a single lost pun because of overenthusiastic spellchecking is
> not worth the cleanup. I would prefer to see typos than lose a single
> intentional 'misspelling'. It would be best if you posted all changes
> somewhere so that they could be verified manually.
More agreement. In this case it's better to commit a sin of omission
than one of commission. In my recent cleanups, here are three cases
which were left alone:
./arch/sparc/kernel/head.S: * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatability" indeed.
./drivers/net/myri_sbus.h: u32 shakedown; /* DarkkkkStarrr Crashesss... */
./drivers/scsi/FlashPoint.c: return(0); /*We WON! Yeeessss! */
>
> Consider the following:
>
[snip]
>
> Converted=Coverted
> is it a pun on something 'hidden' or is it something transformed?
>
./drivers/media/radio/radio-aimslab.c: * Coverted to new API by Alan Cox <Alan.Cox@linux.org>
./drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c: * Coverted to new API by Alan Cox <Alan.Cox@linux.org>
./drivers/media/radio/radio-rtrack2.c: * Coverted to new API by Alan Cox <Alan.Cox@linux.org>
Alan's humor can be subtle. Better to ask him. AC added to cc list.
I just hope he doesn't start to pun "yn Cymraeg"
Steven
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-02 18:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 47+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-02 18:56 [PATCH] kernel source spellchecker Jared Daniel J. Smith
2003-03-02 17:22 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2003-03-02 17:47 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-03-02 18:28 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2003-03-02 18:46 ` Steven Cole [this message]
2003-03-02 22:32 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-03 3:42 ` [PATCH] 2.5.63-current fix Coverted -> Converted , was (Re: [PATCH] kernel source spellchecker) Steven Cole
[not found] <20030301160017$56fc@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-03-01 18:39 ` [PATCH] kernel source spellchecker Pascal Schmidt
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2003-03-01 15:57 shaheed
2003-03-01 16:35 ` Jörn Engel
2003-03-01 18:01 ` shaheed
2003-03-01 18:31 ` Jörn Engel
2003-03-05 18:10 ` Pavel Machek
2003-02-27 6:59 Dan Kegel
[not found] ` <1046330232.15763.97.camel@localhost.localdomain>
2003-03-01 5:38 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-01 14:11 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-01 17:13 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-01 18:54 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-01 19:18 ` Steven Cole
2003-03-01 21:20 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 3:45 ` jw schultz
2003-03-02 2:08 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 3:02 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 3:54 ` Steven Cole
2003-03-02 8:04 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 4:16 ` Steven Cole
2003-03-02 8:21 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 8:40 ` jw schultz
2003-03-02 11:21 ` David Woodhouse
2003-03-02 13:49 ` Steven Cole
2003-03-02 14:55 ` David Woodhouse
2003-03-02 22:44 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-02 22:59 ` John Bradford
2003-03-03 2:29 ` Dan Kegel
[not found] ` <3E62C0FF.1090700@kegel.com>
[not found] ` <1046661777.7527.518.camel@spc1.mesatop.com>
2003-03-03 5:36 ` Dan Kegel
[not found] ` <3E62E4C0.9070103@kegel.com>
[not found] ` <1046668274.7527.533.camel@spc1.mesatop.com>
2003-03-03 5:48 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 15:35 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-02 8:09 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-02 8:13 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-02 3:29 ` Steven Cole
2003-03-01 19:30 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-01 20:33 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-01 21:25 ` Dan Kegel
2003-03-01 21:25 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-02 9:15 ` John Bradford
2003-03-02 9:31 ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2003-03-02 3:16 ` Horst von Brand
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