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List:       kde-community
Subject:    Re: [kde-community] Proposal: KDE Manifesto wording revision
From:       Ingo =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kl=F6cker?= <kloecker () kde ! org>
Date:       2013-11-10 20:46:41
Message-ID: 4006881.migFTrYubg () thufir ! ingo-kloecker ! de
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On Sunday 10 November 2013 18:28:58 Kevin Ottens wrote:
> That's what this email is about, I'd like to apply the attached patch,
> it's mostly about small scale changes. I don't see anything which
> could be controversial in there.
> 
> Any opinions on this? I'd like to collect feedback before proceeding
> with a vote of the e.V. membership and then a push.

It's really a minor point, but I don't understand the change of

* Stand on the shoulders of giants

to

* To stand on the shoulders of giants


Why does this phrase now begin with "To"+verb when all other phrases 
(still) start with a verb without leading "To"?

IMHO the leading "To" makes the phrase sound less personal. When I read 
the other phrases I mentally add a "You" or a "You can", as in "You can 
make use of KDE infrastructure [...]", "You benefit from [...]", "You 
get support from [...]", etc. The leading "To" prevents this.


Other than that the changes look good.


Regards,
Ingo

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