Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:24:16 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jesus Monroy <jesus.monroy@usa.net> Cc: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de>, Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [FreeBSD Man Pages]]] Message-ID: <377A52C0.A85DE12E@softweyr.com> References: <19990630145327.15958.qmail@nw171.netaddress.usa.net>
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Jesus Monroy wrote:
>
> John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On 30-Jun-99 Jesus Monroy wrote:
> > > Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 02:28:16AM -0700, Jesus Monroy wrote:
> > >> > Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > To my mind *one* of the points where FreeBSD is really good are
> > >> > > the man
> > >> > > pages. I don't have a proposal how to use this fact for promoting
> > >> > > FreeBSD,
> > >> > > but my intention is to mention that strength of FreeBSD here.
> > >> > >
> > >> > 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > > Wait a minute. Where is this arrogant attitude coming from!
> > > The results plainly should wrong pages index, bad references
> > > and missing descriptions.
> > >
> > > Please explain your idea (or definition of "correct").
> > > (Please note I know where all the IEEE papers are on
> > > correct. So think this through before you popoff.)
> >
> > Relatively speaking they are a heck of a lot better than manpagse for
> > some
> > commercial Unices. They may not be perfect, but they're a heck of a lot
> > closer.. and that was the original poster's point, which your survey has
> > nothing to do with.
> >
> Well, as long as we are going to insert the foot, let's do
> it right. Thank you for following along folks in the game
> of "who's foot will be inserted first?"
Yours, of course. Do you have problems with athelete's mouth? If
you really feel you MUST continue this assinine tirade, STOP CHANGING
THE SUBJECT LINE YOU ASSHOLE!
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