Date: 30 Jun 99 07:59:45 PDT From: Jesus Monroy <jesus.monroy@usa.net> To: Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> Cc: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, UEBAYASHI Masao <masao@nf.enveng.titech.ac.jp>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [FreeBSD Man Pages]]] Message-ID: <19990630145945.5743.qmail@www0s.netaddress.usa.net>
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Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> wrote:
> =
> 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.
> > > > =
> > > > For my studying English, I think the _trick_ is that the first =
> > > >word
> > > > ``incorrect'' can be read as two cases.
> > > > =
> > > > If it was really trick, there is more stricter term of logic of
> > > > science for it, but I cannot remember it now...
> > > =
> > > No, I don't think it's any trick. Different things are being judged=
=
> > > by
> > > these two people, that's all.
> > > =
> > 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.
> =
Okay, if you feel comfortable, I won't take that away from you,
but please don't expect me to let you say we have great man
pages in public. 'Cause I won't.
A stiff shot of jack would be nice, but Jordan has advise me
against drinking and emailing. (I still don't see how it make
much of a differenc)
Wait a minute, you got the time to annoy us with "gee the
documentation is great", but no time for sending in
spelling errors, typos, missing command line flags, =
simple forgotten index.
BTW, I do remember FreeBS work "is done by volunteers".
I'm one of them. Please insert your foot somewhere else.
---
"I'd rather pay for my freedom than live in a bitmapped, =
pop-up-happy dungeon like NT."
http://www.performancecomputing.com/features/9809of1.shtml
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