On Thursday, 28 January 1999 at 19:41:29 -0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
>
> On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Bruce Evans wrote:
>> style(9) is supposed to document KNF.  It is not supposed to document
>> best coding practices, julian's preferences or bde's preferences.
>
> KNF is not a static thing that cannot be changed.
> KNF is in effect whatever is written in style(9).
>
> In case I hadn't made myself clear, I'm suggesting that we effectively
> revise some aspects of FreeBSD's KNF.
>
> The resounding responce SO FAR (except for you) has been either
> "I don't really care about those changes" or "YES please!"

I don't think they're a good idea.  Sure, I don't like style(9), but
if we're going to overhaul it, we should do it properly.  Given the
diversity of opinion expressed every time anybody has tried the
smallest change, I don't see that happening, so why don't we just
forget the whole thing?

Greg
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