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Date:      Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:09:25 +0100
From:      Sascha Wildner <swildner@erpicon.de>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        grog@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, alfred@FreeBSD.ORG, src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Man pages .Dd
Message-ID:  <45702985.2040301@erpicon.de>
In-Reply-To: <20061130.081845.232929750.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <200611292024.kATKOviH078532@repoman.freebsd.org>	<20061129234157.GN42090@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20061130.081845.232929750.imp@bsdimp.com>

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M. Warner Losh wrote:
> content changes, but not typos or formatting, is when it should be
> bumpped.  Also on MFC, the date used is the one in -current, not the
> date that you MFC.  This makes it hard to automate.

Where exactly is the benefit in bumping/having dates on manpages at all?

I mean, does anyone actually notice that the date changed (by 
remembering the date of the previous version) and think, "oh great, 
there's been a content change, let's check that out"?

I've always found .Dd to be more of a hassle to maintain than something 
that actually does something for me. But maybe I'm just too ignorant. :)

Sascha



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