Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 01:56:06 +0100 From: Christian Brueffer <chris@unixpages.org> To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Christian Brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/powerd powerd.8 Message-ID: <20050228005605.GB611@unixpages.org> In-Reply-To: <20050227221947.GA73162@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <200502271549.j1RFn7iv005043@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050227221947.GA73162@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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--3lcZGd9BuhuYXNfi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 08:49:47AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Sunday, 27 February 2005 at 15:49:07 +0000, Christian Brueffer wrote: > > brueffer 2005-02-27 15:49:07 UTC > > > > FreeBSD src repository (doc committer) > > > > Modified files: > > usr.sbin/powerd powerd.8 > > Log: > > man page -> manual page >=20 > I don't think this is correct. They've always been called "man > pages". Using a different term is confusing and may raise doubts as > to what is meant. >=20 As Tom pointed out as well, we have been using "manual page" throughout our documentation for quite some time now. Personally I prefer it over "man page" because it is clearer and "sounds better". - Christian --=20 Christian Brueffer chris@unixpages.org brueffer@FreeBSD.org GPG Key: http://people.freebsd.org/~brueffer/brueffer.key.asc GPG Fingerprint: A5C8 2099 19FF AACA F41B B29B 6C76 178C A0ED 982D --3lcZGd9BuhuYXNfi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCImwlbHYXjKDtmC0RAlSpAKC03bgvJnnEBJhRV7Zit+FiQYDKYwCdFTjO c8FxTOngdn8BQLipDZ/3iZs= =GvrB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3lcZGd9BuhuYXNfi--
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