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From: fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Erik E. &)
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Subject: Re: net.doc
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 03:30:28 EDT
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In article <381@creare.uucp> gda@creare.uucp (Gray Abbott) writes:
>
>	I vote for net.doc .  The first item I would like to see is a Guide
>	to Unix Documentation.  The most frustrating thing about looking for
>	something in the Unix Programmers Guide is you usually have to know
>	its *name* in order to find it. The second most frustrating thing is
>	that there are no *examples* which make usage clear (how about an
>	Examples Manual?). The third worst thing is that not all of the
>	pointers (SEE ALSO) that should be there *are* there.

I await with breathless anticipation your proposal for finding
competant technical writers who are willing to give away for free the
fruits of their labors.

What people haven't gotten through their heads yet is that creating a
newsgroup only creates a forum for discussion. IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE
DISCUSSION!

Even if there is discussion, there is no guarantee that it will be
`worthwhile' for any arbitrary definition of `worthwhile'. I cite
net.bizzare as perfect example of this.

	welcome to the real world,

	Erik E. Fair	ucbvax!fair	fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU