"Day Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> MC is not all that different than a lotta other dos
> file managers; except in the case of the documentation,
> and here we have yet another example, the chronic complaint
> of linux newbies.
So how far off is the manpage? Mine looks pretty complete (debian).
> [...]
> Why, with such a marvelous tool like Midnight Commander, is it
> not discussed in either the Redhat or mandrake manual, The Idiot's
> Guide to Linux, and Linux for Dummies, do that not even _mention_
> MC?
You realize that mc is an add-on and not part of most base installations.
Considering the vast wealth of add-ons provided with most distributions, to
document all of them in a manual would result in a bookshelf of text. Most
of the emphasis in the manuals tends to be on GNU tools. Some may describe
it, others not. It depends on their emphasis.
If your version of DOS didn't provide Norton Commander, it probably wasn't
documented in the manual.
> [...]
> All I got from REDHAT
> was an 'installation' manual, which didnt tell me didly about what
> it was that I installed. Mandrake did it better, and corel has gone
> an extra 10%
Ah great, then presumably you've found your preferred distribution (corel)?
If you have any questions on getting anything done, ask and I'm sure many of
us will try to help. As to your perceptions about Linux, I'm afraid we
disagree.
- Bob
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