Jordan Brown <open...@jordan.maileater.net> wrote:
> On 11/18/2021 2:31 PM, Dr Paul Dale wrote:
>> Apart from keeping dross around from old unsupported versions, I don't
>> think there is much the project can do about this unfortunately.
> Unfortunately, people often feel the need to continue using a particular
> version of a piece of software long after its authors thought it dead.
> It would be nice to keep old documentation around for them, since the
> cost is low.
> Also, if one is trying to update a piece of existing software to use a
> new version of the library, it may sometimes be necessary to look at old
> documentation to see how the old version worked, so as to understand the
> software and work out how it should work with the new library.
Exactly...
Such programmers might find compiling the old man pages difficult,
particularly since the build this in a Linux VM on your lame desktop OS might
not easily let you view HTML. I have seen this way too often.
The younglings don't learn about the "man" command :-(
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