[cups.general] [Fwd: [Printing-user-general] Why has nothing changed?]

[wtautz]

Ambrose Li wrote:
> On 30/07/06, Bernd Krumböck <krumboeck at universalnet.at> wrote:
>> Man pages should not be used as replacement for the documentation!
>
> Some years ago, man pages *were* the documentation, and "other
> documentation" should not be used as replacement for the man pages.
>
> Now people say the reverse, and man pages frequently just say "go to
> this web site and read" or "this is unmaintained and may not be
> correct".
>
> And the time you really need documentation are the times the Internet
> connectivitiy is down, or when you don't have access to any web
> browser.
>
> I really cannot understand the hostility against man pages.
>
>
Nor do I. I wish manpages were to defacto source for everything. This
doesn't
imply that a detailed manual wouldn't be welcome but it's rather convenient
to just type something on the command line and get the info one needs. Maybe
I'm just too old :-)

walter