Ron Swiernik wrote: > Again this is an enhancement? Can mandoc handle tbl and pic input? > > UNIX has had the *roff tool suite for a long time. A text formatter is how > they > got support from management to continue work on UNIX. I doubt we would be > talking about UNIX today if it wasn't for the suite.
... etc ... Agreed. I recall a past effort to similarly remove groff from FreeBSD src/ (still in FreeBSD/branches/-current/src/ ) FreeBSD also periodicly suffers vandals removing working code (demime, majordomo etc) & has also had to fight off proposals to slash other things (eg procmail etc). A multi- decades BSD developer friend & I discussed: It's a liability that there's no managers on *BSD.org projects to control the immature & instill perspective, explaining: While there are some things each BSD person wouldn't miss we don't try to force removal, because we'd disagree which, & many different tools could be removed, inc. some we'd miss. Some new tools may always seem nicer for some new work & new people, than older existing tools, but never ignore the legacy our BSD systems carry, to support existing users' time investment & data. Code vandals will make any BSD less attractive to users, who would less complain, than silently leave, & not stay to later contribute to the BSD community. Those who would ignore BSDs' Unix legacy: Better play with free remit Linux. Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Linux Unix C Sys Eng Consultant Munich http://berklix.com Indent previous with "> ". Reply Below as a play script. Send plain text, Not quoted-printable, HTML, or base64.
