Re: Cut & Paste Documentation

Jay Smith wrote about Cut & Paste and Documentation:

> Maybe we better leave this one alone.

No - don't leave it alone!  We've uncovered a real genuine Linux 
annoyance that is too sensitive for the Linux geeks.  They're really 
starting to thrash about trying to defend their morally correct 
mouse/technique/man pages position, and trying to clarify our abysmal, 
shameful, desktop ignorance.

All the irritated feedback from the offended Linux geeks shows that this 
is a really sensitive issue for Linux enthusiasts who are trying to 
defend the dreadful (as in really stupid and thoughtless) how-to Cut & 
Paste behaviour of Linux.  The all-time winner for the defense of really 
annoying Linux-specific methods is the following excerpt from this forum:

"The 'man' pages come in 'troff' format, so you easily create a PDF 
   file from them. (or HTML if you must) The HOWTO's and Manuals come 
in SGML which if also easy to convert after you installed the SGML tools."

Don't "leave it alone" - go after these guys and tear them to shreds! 
Take no prisoners!  It's been proven here on this forum beyond any doubt 
that the truly annoying Linux Cut & Paste model is broken and needs to 
be fixed, regardless of what the geek defenders  say!  Although the 
attackers and defenders are equal in numbers, the Yays (Yes, Cut & Paste 
is annoying) win with the clarity and honesty of their examples of truly 
annoying Linux behaviour.  The Nays (No, nothing is wrong with Cut & 
Paste or man pages) lose because they're now reduced to mean insults and 
name-calling, and we should drive them over the cliff onto the rocks 
below before they have a chance to regroup. If Linux doesn't fix this 
stuff, it's toast.

RJ Burke