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Subject: Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH] introduction: Add missing helping verb
On Tue, Apr 11 2023, Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com> wrote: > The terminology of Transitional device and driver is missing the helping > verb 'is' similar to other terminologies. > > Hence, add them to complete the sentence. > > Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com> > --- > introduction.tex | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex > index 287c5fc..e8b34e3 100644 > --- a/introduction.tex > +++ b/introduction.tex > @@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ \subsection{Legacy Interface: Terminology}\label{intro:Legacy > > \begin{description} > \item[Transitional Device] > - a device supporting both drivers conforming to this > + is a device supporting both drivers conforming to this > specification, and allowing legacy drivers. > \end{description} > > Similarly, a driver MAY implement: > \begin{description} > \item[Transitional Driver] > - a driver supporting both devices conforming to this > + is a driver supporting both devices conforming to this > specification, and legacy devices. > \end{description} I'd rather not add the "is" (and drop the trailing ".", as this is not supposed to be a sentence), as this would read awkwardly. I think it is intended to be: <xyz> MAY implement: <list of things> which does not really ask for a sentence. Same thing applies to the section right above, where it talks about legacy support; I'd drop the "is" there instead.
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