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> copying it "it" could refers to the feature, not the code. That sentence is clearly ambiguous, the meaning slightly change based on what it refers to.
by jeanloolz 5y ago
> copying it
"it" could refers to the feature, not the code. That sentence is clearly ambiguous, the meaning slightly change based on what it refers to.
- shkkmo 5y agoYou are correct, "it" could refer to a feature in the first instance in that sentence, but probably not the second instance (since we don't usually talk about making a feature open source.) The most coherent interpretation of that sentence is that "it" refers to code in both instances. However, the intent of a sentence is not always the same as it's most coherent interpretation and "it" misuse is a frequent cause of unintentional ambiguity. (That's why I qualified my statement with the "implication seems to be" language.)