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_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,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 f39762ad for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 03:19:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 4BE95A26EC; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:19:30 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2E11A26D5; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:19:00 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 97C54A26D5; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:18:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f45.google.com (mail-vs1-f45.google.com [209.85.217.45]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 34AEBA26D4 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:18:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f45.google.com with SMTP id b74so12957579vsd.9 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:18:47 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=QS9Cr96UbVBuYeb+DKShTfdwgpFj2ZmDJvMKAui4QHc=; b=gWslpz8+3XNv+5KzgG8X4Pgv/3sLbe1vps8IkXOgIssLYIMPpXvik0ViacwWw3YDeW +voSmSXmMlWt4qM7hRIYXsVMyIGmUvVxyMgr1q/ubgARRFFAlkfO6m19FWVcq0/rQ/81 zdVgIoyvjSDD/LXh9ETCNRFZmqr88+MutOEDTGYB4fDVS38GzOcc/mNgMdKiuaEhb1+P doEyIrv4HGj83DQO8Kqbn369V5NCvWQA0tGDtFCyqSGHJFn10jLTMBgGa/VzMonjV7zt zXtf6RUkxWxp77N8AKv3E6Q1gyBmsdMc0xlVX5aTYHrOjTx98O4TBB8uciwWLmENnoWb +yfw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=QS9Cr96UbVBuYeb+DKShTfdwgpFj2ZmDJvMKAui4QHc=; b=EVilbzX+gMU8Wb9sdbrICbzAof+lJWfjR5088lsyJ1Tz3AWjG/PnWfWUuGE8SI7FJA bYNTmcipIu+2mPp0Al6wJ2mo5V+LwhnUQDFZqAuAcVox78I0M9pu2GbfTeWxmiOn2BJN 8GRLDUjHmgMyF+DifFtY+FkFqB1j5afRd+9HvXvmeiFepQP1zyliTfUvdpnCAH+pnOCu zjeno+eiHbfk7hcwZytmcAQfGzBb9Ajg6Sf82XcLZbL/IEkwojRWRrQVPi3KhfIPU2lm cP3yLA8kQf7ebv3L5v2DUSt23HB7+boG6N5RCc3+H4ie5OKvRpYCrYGYEOP8jG5p7Ofr fVDQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gLWhF9ZWrg0lMWJ7XQGInm9+AhPqfVDmVfQKJlhucIYU7fgWHJr q6yHngkeuyyu5GOOHyKApkZ4gNiMjnpg0EtBt2o4MQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5dDN3QwtWqfK4QeDkglrjZyRUDgPwl/v8x6dzQqK8DV9UvSpi85pqQC4dcxhntUCt4L3/n7m8JFLy4A981xSWU= X-Received: by 2002:a67:ad0b:: with SMTP id t11mr3715105vsl.170.1542338326279; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:18:46 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <201811160143.wAG1hqbV019990@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> In-Reply-To: <201811160143.wAG1hqbV019990@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> From: Rob Pike Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:18:35 +1100 Message-ID: To: Doug McIlroy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000fb999057abfa019" 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: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000000fb999057abfa019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As someone whose r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9, the one that got me in the door at Bell = 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 felt to be friendlier, much as I (and Doug, who taught me more about writing than anyone else) would prefer the leaner cuts. -rob --0000000000000fb999057abfa019 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
As someone whose r=C3=A9sum=C3=A9, the one that got me in = the door at Bell Labs, was formatted with nroff -man, I of course support t= he clarity and precision Doug celebrates. I wish the rest of the world agre= ed, but it doesn't. Although I hold the editor line for much of the doc= umentation for Go, for instance, I fend off frequent requests to rewrite an= d expand. Flab is felt to be friendlier, much as I (and Doug, who taught me= more about writing than anyone else) would prefer the leaner cuts.
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