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Posted to dev@whimsical.apache.org by Craig Russell <ap...@gmail.com> on 2020/09/16 03:46:10 UTC
New project resolution template
I think there is a bug in the new project resolution template.
The WHEREAS paragraph ends with a full stop. Since the WHEREAS paragraph is not a complete sentence, I believe it should end with a semicolon.
Craig
Craig L Russell
clr@apache.org
Re: New project resolution template
Posted by "Roy T. Fielding" <fi...@gbiv.com>.
Right, though the exact punctuation doesn't really matter.
The best non-ASF examples I have are in the document at
https://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/publications/files/0255.pdf <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj-icri5e3rAhW0HjQIHfisDuAQFjAAegQIAhAB&url=http://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/publications/files/0255.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1vCSYrDsikBoz_9sYuC_yx>
which use a period at the end of the last WHEREAS clause.
....Roy
On Sep 16, 2020, at 2:31 AM, sebb <se...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Are you referring to the first paragraph in [1] and [2] ?
>
> It looks like the full stop was present since the HTTPD PMC was
> established [3], likewise Jakarta and XML [4]
>
> According to [5], WHEREAS means something different when used at the
> start of a legal document.
> In such context it is used to introduce the reason for the document.
>
> It seems to me that the word is being used here in this specific legal
> form, not as a conjunction between two phrases.
>
> [1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/whimsy/master/www/board/agenda/templates/establish.erb
> [2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/whimsy/master/www/roster/views/ppmc/establish.text.rb
> [3] http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/1999/board_consent_1999_06_01.txt
> [4] http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/1999/board_minutes_1999_09_16.txt
> [5] https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Whereas
>
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 04:46, Craig Russell <ap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think there is a bug in the new project resolution template.
>>
>> The WHEREAS paragraph ends with a full stop. Since the WHEREAS paragraph is not a complete sentence, I believe it should end with a semicolon.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> Craig L Russell
>> clr@apache.org
>>
Re: New project resolution template
Posted by sebb <se...@gmail.com>.
Are you referring to the first paragraph in [1] and [2] ?
It looks like the full stop was present since the HTTPD PMC was
established [3], likewise Jakarta and XML [4]
According to [5], WHEREAS means something different when used at the
start of a legal document.
In such context it is used to introduce the reason for the document.
It seems to me that the word is being used here in this specific legal
form, not as a conjunction between two phrases.
[1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/whimsy/master/www/board/agenda/templates/establish.erb
[2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/whimsy/master/www/roster/views/ppmc/establish.text.rb
[3] http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/1999/board_consent_1999_06_01.txt
[4] http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/1999/board_minutes_1999_09_16.txt
[5] https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Whereas
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 04:46, Craig Russell <ap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think there is a bug in the new project resolution template.
>
> The WHEREAS paragraph ends with a full stop. Since the WHEREAS paragraph is not a complete sentence, I believe it should end with a semicolon.
>
> Craig
>
> Craig L Russell
> clr@apache.org
>