[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH V2] ARM: Add support for Lyrtech SFF-SDRboard (ARM926EJS)

Jerry Van Baren
2008-05-23T13:03:58Z

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <4836BA48.1010109@ge.com> you wrote:
>>>>> THIS MESSAGE AND ALL ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ARE EXCLUSIVELY INTENDED
>>>>> TO THE INDICATED RECIPIENTS AND ITS CONTENTS MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL.
>>>>> IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO ANYONE TO TAKE COGNIZANCE, USE, OR
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>> DIVULGE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. IF YOU MISTAKENLY
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ...
>> Obviously the whole world is the "INDICATED RECIPIENTS" and thus it is
>> OK to "TAKE COGNIZANCE" of his email. :-P
>
> You are not a lawyer. You apply much too much common sense.
>
> The text reads: "IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO *ANYONE* TO TAKE
> COGNIZANCE..."
>
> In legal speak, "anyone" really means "anyone", including the
> "indicated recipients".

Ahh, you are right. You've out Englished my English. ;-) My English
teacher in the 5th grade would harp on this: it should say "ANYONE ELSE"
to prevent the internal conflict. So many native English speaking
people like make this error that we've become like blind to it.

Best regards,
gvb