linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 18-rc2] Fix typos in /Documentation : 'F'-'G'

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:23:57 +0100
From:	"Adam Henley" <adamazing@...il.com>
To:	"Matt LaPlante" <kernel1@...erdogtech.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 18-rc2] Fix typos in /Documentation : 'F'-'G'

On 24/07/06, Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:44:49 -0700
> "David Rientjes" <rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> > On 7/23/06, Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com> wrote:
> > > --- a/Documentation/input/ff.txt        2006-07-22 15:09:50.000000000 -0400
> > > +++ b/Documentation/input/ff.txt        2006-07-22 17:07:10.000000000 -0400
> > > @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
> > >  At the moment, only I-Force devices are supported, and not officially. That
> > >  means I had to find out how the protocol works on my own. Of course, the
> > >  information I managed to grasp is far from being complete, and I can not
> > > -guarranty that this driver will work for you.
> > > +guaranty that this driver will work for you.
> > >  This document only describes the force feedback part of the driver for I-Force
> > >  devices. Please read joystick.txt before reading further this document.
> > >
> >
> > guaranty?
>
> It does look weird, although apparently it is not incorrect:
> http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/guaranty
>
> Generally speaking I've been trying to change as little as possible to achieve correctness...if we want to declare "guarantee" the official spelling for the kernel, theres no reason not to change this one too. :)
>

Now would seem the best time to change it if you were going to.
Though, as you say the "little as possible to achieve correctness"
approach is probably the best .

Alan's previous thoughts on leaving alternative spellings in:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/6/29/26
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