Re: the Linux man-pages as an educational tool

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From: Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]>
To: Collin Funk <[email protected]>
Cc: "G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]>, 
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	Paul Eggert <[email protected]>, [email protected], bug-gnulib-mXXj517/[email protected], 
	libc-alpha-9JcytcrH/[email protected]
Subject: Re: the Linux man-pages as an educational tool
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Hi Collin,

> Date: 2026-08-02 16:27:21-0700
> From: Collin Funk <[email protected]>
>
[...]
>=20
> I can't help but wonder of what happens in WG 14 rejects this
> controversial, as obvious by this thread, change. Will the man-pages
> changes be reverted? Or will we slowly watch them document personal
> preferences instead of existing standards?

This patch set is quite independent of the standard.  It documents a
header file that has been provided since forever in glibc and most other
POSIX-ish systems, so changes to the standard are unlikely to have any
effects.  I've clarified this extensively.  If you want to discourage me
=66rom applying the change, you should rather bring up technical reasons.

This passive-aggressive message is not something that will have the
desired effects you could possibly reach with technical arguments.


Have a lovely night, please!
Alex

> After seeing weekly threads
> about the prototype changes, I don't think it is an unreasonable
> concern.
>=20
> Collin
>=20

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