Re: Trailing periods in kernel messages

[Alan Cox]

> I'm afraid that I completely and utterly disagree. Kernel messages are _not_ 
> sentences. The vast majority is not well-formed and does not contain any of 
> the elements that are required for a proper sentence.

This wants fixing.

> The most kernel messages can be compared to is a rather diverse and sloppy 
> enumeration.

We fix sloppy things outside quotes we should fix them within quotes. A
lot of stuff is sentences or fully formed clauses that deserve
punctuating. I agree entirely that this is not always the case.

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