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| author | Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> | 2016-08-02 04:19:17 +0200 |
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| committer | Justus Winter <justus@g10code.com> | 2016-08-03 16:55:33 +0200 |
| commit | dc107b78509807db375d3a382eb3376cd2183357 (patch) | |
| tree | ef7301b4b8d2556a526e0f3c79cd532ba98f6c60 /README | |
| parent | dirmngr: Emit correct spelling of "superseded". (diff) | |
| download | gnupg2-dc107b78509807db375d3a382eb3376cd2183357.tar.xz gnupg2-dc107b78509807db375d3a382eb3376cd2183357.zip | |
More cleanup of "allow to".
* README, agent/command.c, agent/keyformat.txt, common/i18n.c,
common/iobuf.c, common/keyserver.h, dirmngr/cdblib.c,
dirmngr/ldap-wrapper.c, doc/DETAILS, doc/TRANSLATE,
doc/announce-2.1.txt, doc/gpg.texi, doc/gpgsm.texi,
doc/scdaemon.texi, doc/tools.texi, doc/whats-new-in-2.1.txt,
g10/export.c, g10/getkey.c, g10/import.c, g10/keyedit.c, m4/ksba.m4,
m4/libgcrypt.m4, m4/ntbtls.m4, po/ca.po, po/cs.po, po/da.po,
po/de.po, po/el.po, po/eo.po, po/es.po, po/et.po, po/fi.po,
po/fr.po, po/gl.po, po/hu.po, po/id.po, po/it.po, po/ja.po,
po/nb.po, po/pl.po, po/pt.po, po/ro.po, po/ru.po, po/sk.po,
po/sv.po, po/tr.po, po/uk.po, po/zh_CN.po, po/zh_TW.po,
scd/app-p15.c, scd/ccid-driver.c, scd/command.c, sm/gpgsm.c,
sm/sign.c, tools/gpgconf-comp.c, tools/gpgtar.h: replace "Allow to"
with clearer text.
In standard English, the normal construction is "${XXX} allows ${YYY}
to" -- that is, the subject (${XXX}) of the sentence is allowing the
object (${YYY}) to do something. When the object is missing, the
phrasing sounds awkward, even if the object is implied by context.
There's almost always a better construction that isn't as awkward.
These changes should make the language a bit clearer.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ * INTRODUCTION GnuPG is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard - as defined by RFC4880 (also known as PGP). GnuPG allows to encrypt - and sign data and communication, features a versatile key management - system as well as access modules for public key directories. + as defined by RFC4880 (also known as PGP). GnuPG enables encryption + and signing of data and communication, and features a versatile key + management system as well as access modules for public key + directories. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. A wealth of frontend - applications and libraries making use of GnuPG are available. Since - version 2 GnuPG provides support for S/MIME and Secure Shell in - addition to OpenPGP. + applications and libraries are available that make use of GnuPG. + Since version 2 GnuPG provides support for S/MIME and Secure Shell + in addition to OpenPGP. GnuPG is Free Software (meaning that it respects your freedom). It can be freely used, modified and distributed under the terms of the |