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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 /doc/announce-2.1.txt | |
| parent | dirmngr: Emit correct spelling of "superseded".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 'doc/announce-2.1.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/announce-2.1.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/announce-2.1.txt b/doc/announce-2.1.txt index e165332a1..8c35e53c6 100644 --- a/doc/announce-2.1.txt +++ b/doc/announce-2.1.txt @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ new release: Version 2.1.0. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC-4880 and better known as PGP. -GnuPG, also known as GPG, allows to encrypt and sign data and +GnuPG, also known as GPG, enables encryption and signing of data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for public key directories. GnuPG itself 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. +A wealth of frontend 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 GNU |