Re: upstreams maintainer conflict, was: wget: remove outdated manual page

[Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr>]

Nicolás Lichtmaier <nick@feedback.net.ar> writes:

> > > >     2) The maintainer has presented the excuse that since
> > > >        removing the man page leads to a bug in the package, it
> > > >        shouldn't be done.  My statement was pointing out that
> > > >        the fact that the man page is out of date is a bug in
> > > >        any case, so the package has at least one bug whether
> > > >        or not the man page is removed, and that shouldn't be a
> > > >        consideration.  He can deal with a bug about a removed
> > > >        or inadequate man page, or he can deal with a bug about
> > > >        an outdated man page, but either way it's a bug, and it
> > > >        needs to be fixed, preferably by providing an accurate,
> > > >        up-to-date man page based upon the current info
> > > >        documentation.
> > > 
> > > I'm glad to see that you agree with me on all this. It's just that
> > > you don't know the facts.
> > 
> > Which facts are those?  Perhaps I don't know the facts either.  Why
> > don't you educate us by providing them, for a change.
> 
> I've chosen to improve the man page, using the info docs as a base.
> That's what he is suggesting.

Your "improved" manpage still has the large OUTDATED warning sign at
the beginning.  Your "improved" manpage is still but a minor addition
to the page that I think is out of date and should be removed.

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