On 2012-07-26, Andres Perera <andre...@zoho.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Paulm <pa...@tetrardus.net> wrote: >>> Dynamic content & proper search would also put an end to "just wade through > marc.info" fuck-offs and self-righteous RTFD when one has to "egrep -Rli > serial /usr/share/man", say. Man/info pages are the ultimate /reference/, > they're not meant to solve high-level problems. The FAQs are really are no > FAQs at all but a gigantic snowball with floppy install instructions crucially > leaving out 5 1/4" and 8" media. >> >> I don't understand why the floppy install option gets you so riled up. >> I happen to have a couple of IBM Thinkpads from the early 2000's, >> which still work quite well with the exception of unreliable cdrom >> drives. So I like knowing the floppy option is there. >> > > because ftp(1) source reads like porky pig trying to tell you about a > handy tcp stream transfer protocol, only that his characteristic > stutter is replaced with "#ifndef SMALL" > >
this is subtle eye protection. it's to make you go "ugh" and turn away before you get corrupted by what's there if you look beyond the ifdefs...
