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Date:      Wed, 30 Jun 1999 13:19:52 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de>
To:        Jesus Monroy <jesus.monroy@usa.net>
Cc:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, UEBAYASHI Masao <masao@nf.enveng.titech.ac.jp>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [Re: [FreeBSD Man Pages]]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906301310310.17170-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de>
In-Reply-To: <19990630110231.16124.qmail@nwcst290.netaddress.usa.net>

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On 30 Jun 1999, Jesus Monroy wrote:

> Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 07:01:31PM +0900, UEBAYASHI Masao wrote:
> > > > >     Very incorrect. Just a few days ago I show that 15%
> > > > >     of the online whatis(1) and man(1) records where
> > > > >     incorrect.
> > > > For one definition of "incorrect". What you showed does not detract
> > > > from the point that Konrad is making.
> > >=20
> > > For my studying English, I think the _trick_ is that the first word
> > > ``incorrect'' can be read as two cases.
> > >=20
> > > If it was really trick, there is more stricter term of logic of
> > > science for it, but I cannot remember it now...
> >=20
> > No, I don't think it's any trick. Different things are being judged by
> > these two people, that's all.
> >=20
>     There is nothing to judge here. Plainly documents are incorrect
>     and you are talking out your shoes (I'm trying to be nice.).

Still I feel very comfortable with my statement about the FreeBSD man
pages. I don't expect them to be 100% perfect. Would be nice, of course,
but I don't claim that. If I would claim it I had to be ready to do the
job (and I unfortunately don't have the time). Let's not forget that most
of the work on FreeBSD is done by volunteers.

Regards

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