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Re: make.texi - Documentation Wording


From: Paul D. Smith
Subject: Re: make.texi - Documentation Wording
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:50:50 -0400

%% Richard Evans <address@hidden> writes:

  re> I would like to submit to you that the word 'unmolested' be
  re> changed to a more carefully chosen word such as unchanged or
  re> unaltered or unaffected.  The use of this word in the
  re> documentation seems ill chosen.

Why?

Dictionary says:

  unmolested
       adj : untroubled by interference or disturbance; "food supplies
             were allowed through unmolested"; "he could pursue his
             studies undisturbed" syn: undisturbed

Seems appropriate to me...?

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