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Date:      30 Jun 99 17:55:11 PDT
From:      Jesus Monroy <jesus.monroy@usa.net>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [Re: [Re: [FreeBSD Man Pages]]]
Message-ID:  <19990701005511.14502.qmail@www0a.netaddress.usa.net>

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Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> wrote:
> 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.)
> =

> Hey, Jesus, why don't you go fix the pages instead of "popoff"ing.
> You arrogant asshole.
> =

> In case you hadn't noticed it, your survey gathered nothing but
> yawns because you didn't proffer any help in fixing the situation.
> =

   Yawns... That certainly does not seem to be the case
   after the last 50 or so messages on this mailing list.
   =

   I think more along the line I'm stepping on toes and egos,
   including yours.

> Sue has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands of clueless newbies, in many=

> cases by teaching them to read the man pages provided with FreeBSD.  =

> Nobody has made any claims they are perfect, but the are a substantial
> resource and should be stressed as one of the resources making FreeBSD
> a great system.
> =

    Yes, greatly despised(sp?) and loved system.

> Put up or shut up.
> =

   I am putting up... would you like more of the same.

   I got fixes, where are your answers?


---
"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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