On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Joey Hess wrote: JH>Peter Makholm wrote: JH>> We have alternatives on almost everything but dpkg and man. If someone JH>> thinks it's worth the effort to make alternatives for these they JH>> should do it. If there is a general agreement that the alternatives is JH>> better than the original packages we just switch prioryties. JH> JH>Is that even necessary? I mean, alternatives makes sense for programs JH>like MTAs and editors, which have a diverse range of interface, JH>functionality, and use. Man formats a page and displays it in $PAGER; JH>its usage is pretty set in stone since a long time ago. One man program JH>might be faster or more secure, or less buggy than another, but it's JH>going to look and operate the same, so it seems everyone is going to JH>gravitate to the best one available, so why bother with alternatives for JH>the rest? JH> JH>In other words, if you can have a religious war over it, we need an JH>alternative. I have never seen a religious war over man. :-)
Never heard RMS on info pages? JH> -- Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn. email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
