Wrong.

Documentation, among other things, describes what a project is designed to do.

Without documentation, no one can say what the project is designed to do.

Thus, no one can say what is by design and what is not.

Simple facts.  Simple deductive reasoning.  Simple.

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:16:50 +0000
> Subject: Re: [hlds] How about some server instructions and server.cfg files?
> 
> > People here say "if you need help, just read the mailing list, look at
> > the forums".  I say I have, and there's some basic stuff that is simply
> > impossible, by design or by flaw.
> 
> This is not a documentation issue, Unless your issue with the documentation
> is "the documentation doesn't tell me how to do something the server isn't
> designed to do"
> 
> Other things it can't do that Valve don't make explicit: "Server can't make
> ice cream.  Server can't help you pull girls.  Server can't see your house
> from here"
> 
> The reason there's a backlash here is because you're using "lack of
> documentation" as an excuse to tell valve how you think they should have
> done things.  Some of your points I agree with.  Some of them I don't.  But
> your line of argument I think is what I take issue with.
> 
> "Square peg does not come with instructions on how to fit it into round
> hole" doesn't impress me.  "Peg should support being round, because there's
> a lot of round holes here" might.  But the way you phrase your opinions,
> probably not.
> 
> 
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