Re: "If you agree/refuse here"-stanzas (was: Re: Announce of the upcoming NMU for the ez-ipupdate package

Jens Nachtigall <nachtigall@xxxxxx> writes:

>> What I know suggest in such case is "If you choose this option, blah
>> blah" and, of course, "If you do not choose this option, blah blah".
>>
>> This comes from a discussion with Joey Hess who is not enthusiast
>> with the "If you agree here" constructions.....
>
> I agree here. I think it would be worth adding a new paragraph to
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices.en.html#s-bpp-config-mgmt
>
> The "If you agree/refuse"-stanzas really don't sound very nice, 
> especially when translated to German ("Wenn Sie zustimmen/ablehnen").

Well, it would seem to fit.  Can you file a wishlist bug for this
then?

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