On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:58:25 -0700 "s. keeling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Programmers need no excuse for this. They know how it works. If > > > you think it needs documentation, go ahead and write it. > > > > Aren't you missing the point that you need to understand it before you > > can document it, and that in many cases understanding does not come > > without documentation. > > If you need to understand it to use it, you've got the source. What > more could you need? That's not good enough? Don't use it. You Well that just makes the point in the subject. Consumers aren't going to learn C, gtk+, or whatever, just to run their apps. > think it would be better with good documentation? Great. Go write > some. Oh, you want me to write some? Why? I don't think it needs > it since I have no trouble using it. > > > Obligation? What about a sense of pride in having done something > > well? > > He did do it well! It works! Oh, "well" for you means fully > documented so Aunt Tilley can use it? Consumers. That was the point of the discussion. > I'm beginning to question whether you know what Linux is at all. I thought the thread was not about what Linux is, but whether it was suitable for consumers. It seems that you agree with me that it isn't. - Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]