Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro

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The following reply was made to PR pkg/47769; it has been noted by GNATS.

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Subject: Re: PR/47769 CVS commit: pkgsrc/textproc/ispell-ro
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 06:41:57 -0400

 On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 09:25:03AM +0000, David Holland wrote:
 >  
 >  Sure, by all means fix the documentation. It's just that it's rarely
 >  sufficient to use only documentation to get going on any project.
 
 My time to work on this project is pretty much on hold until I get my hardware
 procurement sorted. In the spirit of getting things done sooner rather than
 later and not forgetting about them, I suggested that the author of those
 words commit the amendments.
   
 >  Also remember that those of us who have been around a while and
 >  already know how things work don't necessarily notice problems with
 >  the documentation. Overtly wrong statements, probably we'll notice, if
 >  we happen to look at them. Missing stuff, much less so. Ambiguous
 >  statements, very rarely.
 >  
 >  Every time someone comes on board it's an opportunity to improve the
 >  documentation. These opportunities should not be wasted.
 >  
 >  However, it's usually more efficient to discover them before
 >  committing rather than after. :-/
 
 True on all counts.