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Re: Should our documentation be free?



On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:03:37 -0700, Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> said: 

> First off, sorry for starting off an old discussion. I've been away
> for the past two weeks. [If any one cares, there are pictures
> available on my website.]

> On Wed, 06 Aug 2003, Sergey V. Spiridonov wrote:
>> So, if you find a definition which makes no difference between
>> software and documentation, please send it on this list.
>>
>> There is a difference, even if someone doesn't want to see it.

> There clearly is a difference, otherwise we wouldn't need two words
> for the concept.

	Umm, the presence of synonyms is not necesarily proof of
 a difference. 

	If you feel so strongly that software, data, and documentation
 are distinct, would you adress the two cases I have posted here?
 (http://www.stdc.com/QMS/documentation being one, where if the
 documentation can be separated from the code; the other is the case
 of hte xml file that serves, in turn as documentation, data, and
 code) 

	manoj
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