Excuse my ignorance, but why is Perl a dirty word (might make interesting
readingin my book - it sure does on this list !! :-)

XiT

-----Original Message-----
From: netbsd-users-owner@netbsd.org
[mailto:netbsd-users-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of James Wetterau
Sent: Saturday, 22 January 2000 4:24 AM
To: tls@rek.tjls.com
Cc: netbsd-users@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: Another Manual ???



Thor Lancelot Simon says:

> > I'm awfully fond of Perl's POD (plain old documentation) system for
> > writing documentation.  It is not a general purpose system for text
>
> Perl is not -- and will not be, unless you want to engage in fisticuffs
> with a substantial number of the current NetBSD developers -- included
> in NetBSD.
...

Hey, I didn't say Perl should be included with the NetBSD
distribution.  I didn't say I thought Perl should be included with the
NetBSD distribution.  I didn't say that Perl's documentation system
should be included with the NetBSD system.  OK?

I especially didn't say I wanted a fight.  And how would my engaging
in fisticuffs have anything to do with Perl's inclusion in or
exclusion from the NetBSD distribution?  You're ranting at me for no
good reason.

I said I thought POD has some good ideas, specifically its simplicity
and utility in generating other formats.  I pointed out in what man
pages you can find out about those features.  The man page I spoke of
is available via the NetBSD Packages collection.  And I stand by my
claim that whatever system NetBSD documentation gets written in could
take a lesson or two from the simplicity and flexibility of the POD
system.

There's no need to fly off the handle and start ranting about fist
fights.

All the best,
James