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On Thu, 2 May 2019 18:46:16 -0700
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> wrote:

> I have seen this discussion before also.  And sometimes it is not even
> a discussion -- it's more of an edict.  To which I object/disagree.
> The current (or past) comment style is perfectly fine IMO.
> No caps needed.  No ending '.' needed.

For however much this matters...I really don't see that there needs to be
a rule one way or the other on this; the documentation serves its purpose
either way.  I guess I see it like "British or American spelling";
there's nothing to drive a conversion in either direction.

jon