On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:27:00 +1000, "Tobin C. Harding" said:
This question relates to English grammar and correct usage when writing gitlog messages and patch series cover letters.
The writing of gitlog messages is covered in submitting-patches.rst, of note is the mood to use. It is not stated but I think it is a subjunctive description of the problem being addressed followed by an imperative description of what is being done in the patch. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The question is: what mood to use in the cover letter.
Please note that most kernel hackers wouldn't recognize a subjunctive mood if it bit them on the ass. In addition, we have a large number of people writing code for whom English is a second, or third, or even not well learned fourth language. And I'm not even convinced that even if they were able to recognize it, that it would be the correct mood to use. http://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/using-the-subjunctive...