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This mentions the docs. I don’t know what it is about the BSDs that attracts people fanatical about writing approachable and comprehensive documentation. It’s h
by kstrauser 3y ago
This mentions the docs. I don’t know what it is about the BSDs that attracts people fanatical about writing approachable and comprehensive documentation. It’s hard describe how good it is to someone who hasn’t experienced them, like explaining “blue” to someone who’s never been outside.
- yazzku 3y agoI'm more of a FreeBSD folk and occasional contributor to the handbook. Installing an OS you've never used just by following the goddamn manual surely is a refreshing experience.
- linguae 3y agoI think this has to do with the BSD’s origins as extensions to AT&T Unix. AT&T Unix shipped with excellent documentation beyond man pages. In fact, some of this documentation was included with FreeBSD, alongside documentation written by key Berkeley people such as Marshall Kirk McKusick. (I don’t know if FreeBSD still ships with this original Unix documentation due to its age. I remember reading a lot of this nearly 20 years ago as a high school student during the days of FreeBSD 5): https://docs-archive.freebsd.org/44doc/ https://docs-archive.freebsd.org/44doc/
- detourdog 3y agoThis is what make OpenBSD great. The software does what the documentation describes and there is only one source of documentation. The same seems to be tru for nuttx which I just stred exploring.