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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