Dario Alcocer wrote: >Well, my personal preference has always been to include whatever >documentation a package has, whether it be man pages or supplementary >HTML documentation. I figure if space is really an issue for a >particular user, they can delete the documentation if they wish. > >As a maintainer, I'd rather provide the user with the complete package. >If the original software includes documentation, then in my opinion >the package I produce won't be complete unless I include the original >documentation. > >In my opinion, distributing software without documentation is like >selling hardware without manuals. Sure, you can *still* use it, but >it's really a pain to download the documentation if you'd like explore >additional features or configurations. > AMEN!
This is how it should be, none of this "pruning" crap or leaving out the extras... And, of course, there's no such thing as "too much" documentation. :-) Cheers, Nicholas
