Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:49:27 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [new port] usage of shar command Message-ID: <20100722144927.GA75486@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007221306490.9805@tiktik.epipe.com> References: <4C42CFDA.3040409@comclark.com> <4C42D292.208@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4C4388D2.30200@comclark.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007190216290.9805@tiktik.epipe.com> <20100720190602.GA32624@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007201343310.1689@qbhto.arg> <4C465E14.1060300@comclark.com> <sig.98198ff610.4C4832EF.1080104@freebsd.org> <20100722090152.222b8f77@scorpio> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007221306490.9805@tiktik.epipe.com>
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--G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Janne Snabb on Thursday, 22 July 2010: > On Thu, 22 Jul 2010, Jerry wrote: >=20 > >Then again, perhaps we should just remove the handbook all together and > >let everyone figure it out for themselves. No dumbing down at all > >required. We certainly would not want to over do the 'friendly' > >concept. I suppose some of use, you obviously, knew it all when you > >started out. >=20 > <sarcasm> >=20 > I think there should be also a comment in addition to the backticks > issue that one should press ENTER key after they have successfully > entered all the required characters. This way we can teach all the > UNIX basics in one single document "The Porters Handbook" and will > have a tremendous success attracting people to learn UNIX by > submitting broken ports and asking basic questions on this mailing > list. >=20 > </sarcasm> >=20 > PS. Flame me if you like. >=20 There are places to teach basic shell scripting, but the Porter's Handbook is not one of them, IMHO. Perhaps a "(note the backticks)" is appropriate for a web-based document because of potential font mangling, but I'd stick with the version of the command that's most universally applicable rather than the most readable. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMSFp3AAoJEIpckszW26+RhGwIAIW413N+M5kygLUiElkV760A lWoa43oCfhT0QjKCgZssQoIUnv85GBHPV6NTNmVKhpqhZfzRbtotp52en9Umvx8B XjHko5Ck/ZdJf7olbsgnhIz2Bj+AzfMQb4BUYj4dqJ+OxbnKePbxphLPCiqvrL0q 3OmsQxOUVJtoA/tIQ128AhMqU9dvkNw94FCQk+ezKELqlCHEOI9FbzuIHrgp0CVp WKwUvqCdFbrtE006bsrV2S6CZ0jtfrriI66DF4Kmr2yuvlQjxrq1oEn5nQUwu5Zi d2hRAP+/LhX0OObYGH8nw9R37pybloIezz3h9nEIXQ4jam94Z+2VmuV83+X4GCg= =wWMW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe--
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