Re: upstreams maintainer conflict, was: wget: remove outdated manual page

[Nicolás Lichtmaier <nick@feedback.net.ar>]

> > >     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        man page is out of date is a bug in any case, so the package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        with a bug about an outdated man page, but either way it's a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.


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