| Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353100] |
Fri, 22 September 2017 07:23  |
Charlie Gibbs
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On 2017-09-22, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> On 2017-09-22, Simon Turner <simon@twoplaces.co.uk> wrote:
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>> On Thursday, in article <oq1qep$ck2$1@dont-email.me>
>> dan1espen@gmail.com "Dan Espen" wrote:
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>>> Exactly how is a room full of "well organised" documentation going to
>>> help anyone? I remember using well organized paper documents. I'd
>>> rather type in a search term every time.
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>> You can't grep dead trees.
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> *applause* (Old, but good.)
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> What we need is documentation as comprehensive as the DEC stuff, only
> online where it can be searched. Dead trees are a waste of space. And
> besides, manufacturers stopped printing them years ago because they're
> expensive.
If you can't find it in the documentation, it isn't documented.
-- Charlie's First Law of Documentation
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| Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353118 is a reply to message #353100] |
Fri, 22 September 2017 09:20  |
jmfbahciv
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Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2017-09-22, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
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>> On 2017-09-22, Simon Turner <simon@twoplaces.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, in article <oq1qep$ck2$1@dont-email.me>
>>> dan1espen@gmail.com "Dan Espen" wrote:
>>
>> [32 lines snipped]
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>>>> Exactly how is a room full of "well organised" documentation going to
>>>> help anyone? I remember using well organized paper documents. I'd
>>>> rather type in a search term every time.
>>>
>>> You can't grep dead trees.
>>
>> *applause* (Old, but good.)
>>
>> What we need is documentation as comprehensive as the DEC stuff, only
>> online where it can be searched. Dead trees are a waste of space. And
>> besides, manufacturers stopped printing them years ago because they're
>> expensive.
>
> If you can't find it in the documentation, it isn't documented.
> -- Charlie's First Law of Documentation
>
If you can't find it in the documentation, read the sources.
-- DEC's Second Law of Documentation
/BAH
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| Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353218 is a reply to message #353118] |
Sat, 23 September 2017 16:46 |
Charlie Gibbs
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On 2017-09-22, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
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>> On 2017-09-22, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
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>>> On 2017-09-22, Simon Turner <simon@twoplaces.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, in article <oq1qep$ck2$1@dont-email.me>
>>>> dan1espen@gmail.com "Dan Espen" wrote:
>>>
>>> [32 lines snipped]
>>>
>>>> > Exactly how is a room full of "well organised" documentation going to
>>>> > help anyone? I remember using well organized paper documents. I'd
>>>> > rather type in a search term every time.
>>>>
>>>> You can't grep dead trees.
>>>
>>> *applause* (Old, but good.)
>>>
>>> What we need is documentation as comprehensive as the DEC stuff, only
>>> online where it can be searched. Dead trees are a waste of space. And
>>> besides, manufacturers stopped printing them years ago because they're
>>> expensive.
>>
>> If you can't find it in the documentation, it isn't documented.
>> -- Charlie's First Law of Documentation
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> If you can't find it in the documentation, read the sources.
> -- DEC's Second Law of Documentation
Use the source, Luke!
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| Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353281 is a reply to message #353218] |
Sun, 24 September 2017 10:45 |
jmfbahciv
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Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2017-09-22, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
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>> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>> On 2017-09-22, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2017-09-22, Simon Turner <simon@twoplaces.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > On Thursday, in article <oq1qep$ck2$1@dont-email.me>
>>>> > dan1espen@gmail.com "Dan Espen" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [32 lines snipped]
>>>>
>>>> >> Exactly how is a room full of "well organised" documentation going to
>>>> >> help anyone? I remember using well organized paper documents. I'd
>>>> >> rather type in a search term every time.
>>>> >
>>>> > You can't grep dead trees.
>>>>
>>>> *applause* (Old, but good.)
>>>>
>>>> What we need is documentation as comprehensive as the DEC stuff, only
>>>> online where it can be searched. Dead trees are a waste of space. And
>>>> besides, manufacturers stopped printing them years ago because they're
>>>> expensive.
>>>
>>> If you can't find it in the documentation, it isn't documented.
>>> -- Charlie's First Law of Documentation
>>
>> If you can't find it in the documentation, read the sources.
>> -- DEC's Second Law of Documentation
>
> Use the source, Luke!
And not the comments. :-))) DEC's first law was to send in
an SPR (software performance report).
/BAH
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