GNU bug report logs - #8975
"Version control" undefined

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Package: gnus;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 15:26:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 8975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8975: "Version control" undefined
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:18:47 +0200

Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:

> An informed user might know enough to look at the help for
> `version-control' and discover that this refers to keeping multiple
> backup files, but especially these days, most readers are likely to
> associate "version control" with something like Git or SVN.  Either
> "version control" should be linked, or, preferably, you should 
>
>   s/If you want version control for/If you want to keep multiple numbered backups of/

Thanks; I've now made this change.

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