On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 23:53 -0800, Paul Eggert wrote: > Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > * Bdale Garbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-25 15:25]: > >> > Sorry, it is not possible. > >> > >> Why not? The alternative is that the tar info documentation will not > > > > Probably because it's official FSF policy > > Yes, that's correct. I don't think Debian and the FSF are that far > apart here, really; it's too bad they can't agree.
Ok. > It's not that big a deal for many users these days; they can read the > documentation online at the FSF web site > <http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/index.html>. > > Perhaps the Debian distribution can simply point users to the FSF > manual online? Surely such a pointer, all by itself, would not > violate Debian policy. (It clearly would not violate the GFDL.) We have a (fairly lame, but useful) man page for tar in the Debian package already, so I think the right thing to do is to freshen that man page a bit, include this link in the man page, and carry on. I'll get that done shortly. Bdale _______________________________________________ Bug-tar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-tar
