Re: [9front] Re: commit 671d8daa0f2d7f067b8ab3d547adbd718da93fe9

[Jacob Moody <moody@posixcafe.org>]

On 2/13/24 13:36, ori@eigenstate.org wrote:
> Quoth Dave Woodman <dave@naffnet.org.uk>:
>> On 13/02/2024 18:21, Anthony Martin wrote:
>>> Jacob Moody <moody@posixcafe.org> once said:
>>>> I admit I was unfamiliar with the varying adoption dates.
>>>> I thought it was referring to the use of the Gregorian calendar
>>>> itself, not the adoption date. I removed it because referring to
>>>> England's colonies in the present tense rubs me the wrong way.
>>>> I pitched this on the grid and others had also shared my reading of this.
>>>>
>>>> I agree that we can document that this is the adoption rate used, but I would
>>>> like to be more direct with it.
>>> Understood. I suggest either reverting the commit if you, like
>>> myself, enjoy Unix history or restoring the original but with the
>>> parenthetical about the colonies removed. Just saying England
>>> should be fine.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>    Anthony
>>>
>> Sitting here in Blighty I agree that the original wording seemed to 
>> imply that the colonies were still a thing. As an absolute minimum, 
>> re-phasing to be 'former colonies' if the original intent of 
>> geographical scope needs  to be maintained, otherwise just England, as 
>> proposed.
>>
>> Dave.
> 
> My proposed color for this bikeshed:
> 
> 	'The date of the Gregorian Reformation in England (Sept 2, 1752) is assumed.'
> 

I personally agree with what Ori has purposed here if this works for others as well.
Sorry for my misinformed original patch.

- moody