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Branden Robinson" , Paul Eggert , linux-man@vger.kernel.org, bug-gnulib@gnu.org, libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: Re: the Linux man-pages as an educational tool In-Reply-To: References: <3556566.BddDVKsqQX@cagnes> <15288158.RDIVbhacDa@cagnes> <20260802000833.zpu27l7ibvrbouna@illithid> Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:04:05 -0700 Message-ID: <87cxw1s58a.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Alejandro Colomar writes: >> I'd like to underscore this point. As I noted in my response to Doug, >> the flagship book on C, as we all know, is stuck in 1988. The throne is >> vacant, with many pretenders, some with excellent cases for service as >> regent. > > In fact, the throne might currently fall in the Linux man-pages project. > While not being a blood heir of the Unix standards, it has become a > de-facto standard. I don't think anyone is arguing whether or not man-pages is an educational tool. The argument is whether it should educate based on current standards, or the maintainers preferences. Collin