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Date:      Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:20:24 +0100
From:      Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com>
To:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
Cc:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD
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2009/6/4 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>:
> Polytropon wrote:
>> It should be "The FreeBSD project uses man pages [...]" - not "still",
>> which reads like "The FreeBSD project still uses those old
>> fashioned man pages, but will abandon them soon in favour of
>> a GUI-driven help system that is used via Internet." :-)
>
> are you sure it won't? at least i wish so, as most "old fashioned" software
> solutions are best.
>
>> Returning to the manpages,
>
> putting it simply it works properly here.
>
>

Er, yeah, i think man pages are the best solution too, and I apologise
for appearing to look down on them. I can't *stand* info manuals,
they're clunky and bloated.

Also, I meant principal form, not principle. Sorry!

Chris

PS Does _anyone_ prefer info manuals, apart from Stallman?

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