From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 8c06b1a5 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 03:39:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E4E49A26EE; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:39:20 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D47E8A26D5; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:39:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2D3E8A26D5; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:38:56 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f48.google.com (mail-ot1-f48.google.com [209.85.210.48]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BFF6FA26D4 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:38:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f48.google.com with SMTP id i20so13713089otl.0 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:38:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=tjYA6f+3bidY0C3Ejv28JhBaLiws1aCUw9H8HeczTo0=; b=nn7oRzru5E+TUHRrmBWXy0QAePS1iclzxn30EznfojFmYw2oZJTIiSd8S+TqzdEfK5 j42VFjqdDuARJLRF4T8tHCef9u5r/e4MRHZrQxPOmtU3KziqBfgyVZEUDheMsfaHiYWz GgOQcL/xuACzbPRRekWWJ2Ce5YoVAgC/IYV8GaTEye/F0ykdFdIRWIYqm59TiAnVcW1M C8BAZDzls7yU3z2qNLlTlkYCaUsgdgLooroj11aGNg2YEGEZXu7W3cRXmoiFZKIzNpKI N29qcjOS+Wralti+XMRPIzdJpmUcU5AcJOoLdfrmiQU+Q2ZAdQtzDgucr96L/MBndtSf 3jtg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=tjYA6f+3bidY0C3Ejv28JhBaLiws1aCUw9H8HeczTo0=; b=fTujYZ79Gva51YHmXQ3Z92GOErxOY9Pc6uGqUue0nVkyw1iHG2W+1Sya7/A2z+uKXx QIad+Y1bu9Ff46UsB3fk7pszzFusn1G9ZyE13E0VwnEnDD1uNHjHYXBburCwFyKpnJop mWRV5jb4IU7e3fmERx2G0Strn/LYHn0Sqc2F2pjh1J2phUP7AeZzs4KXJ7Fbn+Ewx46g NgsKwphcXZyYpI9+wBRmcqehcDYxHpuijiLJLy1570XHFTfN241CHBKXDOi4J6ORlhI4 p6iJzTPpdjkca5wjEnXGrw0n4rf4/EGI45zLBThHZZTk3jNjRLSZAm6N9yy8il6VYKqZ 6Now== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gK45VhyMxOw9s6p/+xQN4aZQKFv2aG5kOXGKQVGuZP5yj0oHkDy ek9KmdSDoru74MEc6Ib+sB/wNA+nPLXU+iVZCQEMnw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5dQu0TpriZS1bwnJkzeL+lhB3iuYHqy3SNSHMx4Nhx7sAWfI/uJB61mOGKxOMRuHrEp8KQOqNuT1cgQJMsB/x0= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:70d5:: with SMTP id w21mr4900306otj.301.1542339530051; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:38:50 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a9d:7306:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:38:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <201811160143.wAG1hqbV019990@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:38:49 -0800 Message-ID: To: Rob Pike Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [TUHS] man-page style X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Ken Thompson via TUHS Reply-To: Ken Thompson Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society , Doug McIlroy Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" and it takes a lot less typing. On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 7:18 PM, Rob Pike wrote: > As someone whose r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9, the one that got me in the door at Bel= l Labs, was > formatted with nroff -man, I of course support the clarity and precision > Doug celebrates. I wish the rest of the world agreed, but it doesn't. > Although I hold the editor line for much of the documentation for Go, for > instance, I fend off frequent requests to rewrite and expand. Flab is fel= t > to be friendlier, much as I (and Doug, who taught me more about writing t= han > anyone else) would prefer the leaner cuts. > > -rob >