Re: the Linux man-pages as an educational tool

Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]> writes:

>> I'd like to underscore this point.  As I noted in my response to Doug,
>> the flagship book on C, as we all know, is stuck in 1988.  The throne is
>> vacant, with many pretenders, some with excellent cases for service as
>> regent.
>
> In fact, the throne might currently fall in the Linux man-pages project.
> While not being a blood heir of the Unix standards, it has become a
> de-facto standard.

I don't think anyone is arguing whether or not man-pages is an
educational tool. The argument is whether it should educate based on
current standards, or the maintainers preferences.

Collin