On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 12:57:43AM +0100, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:
> >the point is, it's _not_ similar. as mrg mentioned it tries to solve
> >the same problem but in a different way. i am not sure it's
> >appropriate to refer to features of other operating systems in our
> >manual pages, where would it stop?
>
> Just there: I often see people ask "how can I do X in NetBSD?", and
> the answer usually is "X is not available in NetBSD, your problem can
> be solved by using Y".
>
> Pointing people with "pivot root" on their mind to the right place was
> the idea for this change.
>
> And eventually getting one less complaint that our documentation
> sucks...
i understand what you intent is and what you describe would be fine for
e.g., the Guide or some FAQ, but not for the manual page. our manual
pages should describe the functionality of our operating system, not how
similar problems are solved in other systems. you don't see iptables
terminology mentioned in ipf manual pages, neither you see lilo features
listed in boot(8).
one last time i ask you to back it out, please.
regards,
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