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From: root@mscu.snafu.de (Matthias Schuendehuette)
Subject: Re: a monthly FreeBSD magazine (and other *BSD's too)
Organization: ABB Henschel AG, Berlin (Employee of ...)
Message-ID: <DK0LyG.wv@mscu.snafu.de>
References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <4arhgi$f0c@felix.junction.net> <DJqtos.G70@ibbs.av.org> <4b2cfj$hua@park.uvsc.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 01:11:04 GMT
Summary: Doc's are necessary (?)
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In article <4b2cfj$hua@park.uvsc.edu>,
Terry Lambert  <terry@lambert.org> wrote:

> [....]
>
>On man pages: What is a well written man page?  On that makes
>you _want_ to type the command?
>
Where do you see the future of FreeBSD? As a wonderful Insider-OS?
When I read these "FreeBSD vs Linux" flamewars, I get the impression, that the
BSD enthusiasts also want the acknowledgement and popularity Linux has. I.e.
they seem to want that many others 'type the command' FREEBSD! At least I do!!!

Frankly, I'm a bit envious of all these Linux books and journal(s). And I would
prefer if Caldera for instance would be *BSD-based.

And for the documentation: I bought the 'five-pack' 4.4 BSD and I spent about 
200$ for them...It seems to me a strange relation between a free OS and a 200$
documentation, that is besides for a at least earlier release of the OS...

So for short: I think a bit more PR would be suitable for that fine OS :)

- Matthias