On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:07:03AM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote:
> Jason McIntyre wrote:
> > i disagree. it takes .2 of a second to grep the man pages. if nothing
> > shows up, so what. you're no worse off. but if you get a match, great.
> > 
> > why undo what's already there? we all know it's impossible to list
> > everything. it doesn;t mean we can;t list whatever it is we know works.
> 
> I don't think this is true. The illusion of a comprehensive list is misleading
> because it does convey the idea that not listed is not supported. Not
> everybody knows what's possible.
> 
> I believe this is a case where less is more. We should provide the essential
> information that we know to be correct. We should not appear to provide
> comprehensive information that we know is incomplete.
> 

you want to provide people with less information on the basis that they may
misunderstand what is there. i don;t buy it.

jmc

> > this diff will just make things more inconsistent, without any benefit
> > that i can see.
> 
> The goal would be to continue with other drivers as well. And this makes bge
> consistent with bce. :)

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