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From: pdg@ihdev.UUCP (P. D. Guthrie)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Unix, Unixpeople, Usenix - from a non-compunerd's point of view...
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 14:01:02 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 11 14:01:02 1985
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In article <2850@pesnta.UUCP> earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace) writes:
>Well, I think you have made a good point about Unix and the documentation.
>Maybe what we need is net.docs where good documentation can be placed and
>expired monthly.  The problem is getting the vendor to write and maintain 
>the manuals and documents so the 'average' user can get useful information
>without resorting to writing a small test program to understand what was
>just read.


What a great idea!! net.docs !! There is a real need for "how-to"
manuals on all aspects of unix-life.  I think that these documents could
be as useful as stuff in net.source for sites without a resident guru. 
What we all need to do is to share our knowledge and let more people in
on the "secrets" of Unix.  How about a "How to Port Software Between
Berkeley 4.x and System V.x" for starters.  Actually, this might go
better as a moderated group, just to keep duplications, and junk out. 
Then of course we would need a net.docs.d for discussion about
questionable points in submitted articles.

					Paul Guthrie
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