Hi James, On 2/27/23 11:25, James K. Lowden wrote: > On Wed, 7 Sep 2022 00:13:18 +0200 > Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote to <groff@xxxxxxx>: > >> If someone wants to send it as a patch, I'm open to discussing it. >> I remember having some concerns when I read the page, but I don't >> remember now about them. I'd be happy to discuss it with a patch >> sent to linux-man@. > > Greetings, sirs! > > Some months ago, pursuant to a discussion on the groff mailing list, I > took it upon myself to write an introduction to the man(1) system. > Following a few comments and Alejandro's invitation, a modified version > is attached for your consideration. Could you please send it inline? It's easier to quote-reply that way. If you fear that your mailer will mess with the patch, you can send it both inline and attached. If you use git-format-patch(1) and git-send-email(1), the preferred way is --no-attach, I think. > > The audience is a complete novice or anyone struggling to use the > manual. I hope it's a top-down view from that user's perspective. > > The work is wholly mine. Given the option, I'd contribute it to the > public domain. The work is yours, so the option is wholly yours :-) Cheers, Alex > > --jkl > -- <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> GPG key fingerprint: A9348594CE31283A826FBDD8D57633D441E25BB5
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