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From: ian@utcs.UUCP (Ian F. Darwin)
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Subject: Re: Unix and user friendy systems
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 14:47:45 EDT
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>>actually, most of the documentation is for a unix guru with a bad
>>memory.  the rest of it requires a translation into english.
>
>The docs in /usr/man don't need translating. The important docs (in
>/usr/src) do need translating.

I've had this argument with others before. The man pages are meant
as short summaries for human beings who know how to read and who
believe that words mean what they say. The source code is written
for dumb computers to interpret.

Keep this in mind when people say that the source code is easier
to read than the manuals; they're written for a different audience.
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