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From: Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: docs/86342: bikeshed entry of Handbook is wrong
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The following reply was made to PR docs/86342; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>
To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, mi@aldan.algebra.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/86342: bikeshed entry of Handbook is wrong
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:50:23 -0500

 Since no one else opted to do this I decided to actually make the patch
 
 
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      <title>What Is A "Bikeshed"?</title>
        <para>Literally, a <literal>bikeshed</literal> is a small outdoor
  	shelter into which one may store one's two-wheeled form of
 -	transportation.  However, in &os; parlance, the word is a
 -	derogatory term that refers to any oft-recurring discussion
 -	about a particular subject; in particular, it is most often used
 -	to refer to a topic which has never reached a consensus within
 -	the &os; community, and instead remains controversial.  (The
 -	genesis of this term is explained in more detail <ulink
 +	transportation.  However, in &os; parlance, the word is
 +	a metaphor indicating that you need not argue about every
 +	little feature just because you know enough to do so.
 +	(The genesis of this term is explained in more detail <ulink
  	url="&url.books.faq;/misc.html#BIKESHED-PAINTING">
  	in this document</ulink>).  You simply must have a working
  	knowledge of this concept before posting to any &os; mailing
 
 
 -- 
 Eitan Adler