Re: Filing bug reports in Debian (was Re: Debian Stole My Name!)
On Tuesday 14 October 2008, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Am 2008-10-12 17:44:08, schrieb Hal Vaughan:
> > If I read every man page in detail on every
> > program or conf file I use, I'd still be reading. I'd have never
> > gotten anywhere. You know that as well as I. Have you read the
> > full details in each man page you use? Have you ever had to just
> > follow a HOWTO or something similar and make sure it works and move
> > on? If so, you know what I mean. If not -- well, I seriously
> > doubt anyone here thinks we all can read EACH man page or each conf
> > file in entirety.
>
> Yes, I have... :-) Including translating a bunch of them.
> Under X I use "xman" which is permanently open on one of my
> desk-pages.
I think if my main goal were my work in programming and administering my
systems, it's possible I'd get through them, but, as I've said before,
if I did read them all, I'd still be reading, not doing.
Hal
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