the Linux man-pages as an educational tool

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi Collin,

> Date: 2026-08-02 16:27:21-0700
> From: Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com>
>
[...]
> 
> I can't help but wonder of what happens in WG 14 rejects this
> controversial, as obvious by this thread, change. Will the man-pages
> changes be reverted? Or will we slowly watch them document personal
> preferences instead of existing standards?

This patch set is quite independent of the standard.  It documents a
header file that has been provided since forever in glibc and most other
POSIX-ish systems, so changes to the standard are unlikely to have any
effects.  I've clarified this extensively.  If you want to discourage me
from applying the change, you should rather bring up technical reasons.

This passive-aggressive message is not something that will have the
desired effects you could possibly reach with technical arguments.


Have a lovely night, please!
Alex

> After seeing weekly threads
> about the prototype changes, I don't think it is an unreasonable
> concern.
> 
> Collin
> 

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