On Mon, 23 May 2011 11:27:18 -0500
Dale <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jeroen Roovers wrote:
> >
> > (I find myself wondering why so much information is being jammed
> > into USE flag descriptions that /should/ be available in HOWTOs from
> > upstream, or else should be written down in HOWTOs we maintain
> > ourselves - we (Gentoo) used to be good at providing HOWTOs as
> > needed and it's a good tradition to keep up. It helps the entire
> > open source community and not just our users, too.)
> >
> > Anyway, count the YESs above. Maybe some people want to
> > comment/explain/defend how they wrote their descriptions, so don't
> > touch them just yet. :)
> The reason the info is there is so that users, like me, know what the
> USE flag is for. Me personally, I still think some of them don't
> help much and need more info but it is better than it used to be.
> So, if you can make them shorter and users still able to figure out
> what they do, great. If not, then the info needs to stay. Us users
> need it.
What the hell are you talking about? *I* am a user... Please make a
direct point in reply to my superficial criticism on each USE=server
flag or reply to what you quoted above. I don't see anything
constructive or relevant in your reply. You seem to argue that I can
somehow technically or magically derive a USE flag's meaning whereas
you cannot. If you want to defend that, then start a new thread.
jer
