Re: git: c4e48b65b7 - main - 13.1 relnotes: Change previous entries to avoid imperative.

Glen Barber <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:12:37 +0000

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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 <[email protected]>
> > AuthorDate: 2022-04-12 21:40:17 +0000
> > Commit:     Mike Karels <[email protected]>
> > 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

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