Re: CVS commit: htdocs/docs/misc

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Dec 21,  4:20am, Marc Balmer wrote:
} Am 31.07.11 05:46, schrieb John Nemeth:
} > On Dec 20,  7:25am, "Marc Balmer" wrote:
} > }
} > } Module Name:      htdocs
} > } Committed By:     mbalmer
} > } Date:             Sat Jul 30 12:49:39 UTC 2011
} > } 
} > } Modified Files:
} > }   htdocs/docs/misc: index.xml
} > } 
} > } Log Message:
} > } softdeps have been removed
} > 
} >      It still exists in all released versions of NetBSD and thus is
} > still relevant.
} 
} Admittetly I have been a bit fast on this one, but given the load of
} outdated, irrelevant or just plain wrong stuff we have on the website,
} isn't it nice to be, for once, ahead of time?  It's a feature that will

     No, it is in fact terrible!  Lack of documentation is as bad if
not worse then out of date documentation.  At least with out of date
documentation you get a lead on something, with lack of documentation
you don't get anything.

} be removed, that obviously "we" think is wrong, so I see no big problem

     Fine, stick a big warning on it.  Actually, it would be a good
idea to mention that it will be going away in a future version.

} that is not mentioned anymore.

     I do.  It is a feature in all released versions.  It should be
documented.  The only proper thing here is to put it back.

} Given that there is *so much* to do on the website, I will concentrate
} on continuing the cleaning up.

     And, I'll continue to read the commit messages and commenting when
I see issues.  :->

}-- End of excerpt from Marc Balmer