[GHC] #10377: Remove double negative of ("Unregisterised", "NO")
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#10377: Remove double negative of ("Unregisterised", "NO")
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Reporter: erikd | Owner: erikd
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.12.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.11
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture:
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple
Blocked By: | Test Case:
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Comment (by rwbarton):
In general I don't like making changes like this because the established
terminology is found in documentation/papers/blog posts/StackOverflow
answers and changing the terminology effectively reduces the value of all
those resources.
The term "Registered" in particular is not good since it already has a
much more common meaning in the context of software. We don't want people
thinking they have to register their copy of GHC!
Personally I don't find `("Unregisterised", "NO")` confusing; I'm not sure
why, but I think it might be because registerised is the "default", so
unregisterised sticks out as a "positive", unusual property, despite the
etymology. Consider also that unregisterised builds are enabled by
`--enable-unregisterised`, we don't talk about disabling registerised-
ness.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10377#comment:2>
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