On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
He means, in 2009 (http://foss.in/2009). As you may not know, foss.in happens at end of year (ie November/December).
happened
Sorry, my English is weak ;)
not really: happens = simple present tense, referring to something that is 'either a habit' or 'happens regularly'. I think it would be reasonable to conclude that since FOSS.in has 'happened' toward the end of the year for the past 9 years, that it 'happens' during November / December. Maybe a statement that does not make any assumptions about the future would read something like "foss.in has happened at the end of year for the past 9 years.". Am not sure if you violate the spirit of The Zen of Python (in the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess) by saying 'happens', but I certainly don't think it would be against english grammatical rules to say something 'happens' if it is an observed predictable pattern of behaviour over a period of time, in this case, foss.in 'happening' at the end of the year. Sorry for that - awakened the grammar nazi in me.
All the best, Sanjay
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