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On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:23:35AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> That might be OK for this case, but sometimes it makes sense to have
> README etc. about how to use the software.  So you would want this
> in the Documentation/ tree?  That makes it harder on users.

If it's so complex that we can't describe it in a few dozens lines
it shouldn't be anywhere but the place it belongs and better have a
real use and not just be a sample.  And in the trace case I must
admit that I'd prefer a real use like some simple syscall-trace
over this hack anyway..