"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> writes:
> Hi Joseph, > > At 2026-07-31T21:23:35+0000, Joseph Myers wrote: >> I think it's irresponsible to use the man-pages project to promote >> personal idiosyncratic ideas like this in preference to what's been >> the standard location of functions since 1989. > > I'm sure I don't need to bring to your attention what a mine field > string/`char` sequence/memory buffer handling has been in C since the > language's inception. > > More to the point: what's a better forum for pursuing this attempt at > reform that will both (a) reach a significant population of stakeholders > who can variously red-team it and/or endorse it; and (b) has sufficient > visibility that it can't easily be ignored by people who oppose reform > in this area for whatever reason? > I think the man page already tries to discourage use in its CAVEATS section. > I hope you do not wish to imply that a closed session of some committee, > or unofficial backroom politicking would be preferable, nor that WG14 > should close its doors to members of its user community who have not > been vetted for a disinclination to boat-rocking. I am confused as to where that implication could have possibly come from. Joseph is opposing the change in the form of a patch that is likely to be applied (*) to man-pages.git which has the effect of advocacy. I don't think it has anything to do with WG14 membership or anything of the like? What am I missing? (*) Alex has a history of making opinonated changes like this to man-pages, such as removing references to older standards, and using a somewhat novel (to many) syntax for prototypes. > > Regards, > Branden sam
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