Re: exif --remove not idempotent, and a Debian man page bug
On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 11:22:31AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> 'man bash' cites Brian Fox and Chet Ramey as the authors, and gives an
> E-mail address for each. (It's possible that they may be the active
> upstream maintainers, as well.)
Chet Ramey is the current upstream bash maintainer. Brian Fox has not
been involved with bash development for decades. Nevertheless, removing
Brian's email address from the AUTHORS section is neither necessary nor
desirable. Everyone knows it's a historical section.
In the case of the bash(1) page, it's actually followed by a BUG REPORTS
section, telling you how to submit bug reports to the upstream maintainer.
That's not common in man pages, but clearly not unheard of either.
As a Debian user, however, one is expected to know how to file bug reports
correctly. It is NOT done by trudging through the man page looking for
the first email address one can find. It's done by using the reportbug
tool, or by following the instructions on the <https://bugs.debian.org/>
web site.
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