Re: [PATCH] Documentation: management-style: Correct "know" past participle

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Bagas,

On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:40:08 +0700 Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 8/26/25 11:47, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst
> >> index dfbc69bf49d435..1381b253b19ef4 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst
> >> +++ b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst
> >> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ actually true.
> >>   The name of the game is to **avoid** having to make a decision.  In
> >>   particular, if somebody tells you "choose (a) or (b), we really need you
> >>   to decide on this", you're in trouble as a manager.  The people you
> >> -manage had better know the details better than you, so if they come to
> >> +manage had better known the details than you, so if they come to
> >>   you for a technical decision, you're screwed.  You're clearly not  
> > 
> > This seems actively wrong ... ?
> >   
> 
> What I thought on the original wording was that the people (i.e. developers) know the (technical) details better than their manager.
> And yeah, "better" was duplicated.

One way to make this clearer would be:

 ... The people you
manage should know the details better than you ...

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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