> Hi everyone, > > I would just like to clarify the use of back-end vs. back end. > > In the past we have corrected patches to use the two separate words, 'back end' as that is what the IBM Style Guide uses. > > However it appears now in the contributor guide, http://docs.openstack.org/contributor-guide/writing-style/word-choice.html it appears we have reverted back to back-end. > > Apparently there has been a mailing list discussion about this before however I cannot seem to find the history - so if someone is able to fill me in, that would be great! Hi Alex, See the thread: http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-docs/2014-March/004089.html KATO Tomoyuki