Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "Newbie-ized help"

[Miles Bader]

On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 07:19:45AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> However, what I would suggest, is that unless it's needed as a standard
> part of working on public ("open") projects, the newbie doesn't need it.
> I'm working on an internal/ proprietary project though, so I can't
> comment further on that.

Since when is help "only for newbies"?

Certainly the help output should be "newbie friendly", in that it shouldn't
be completely overloaded with random commands to the point of seeming absurd
and daunting, but that hardly means there shouldn't be some frequently used
"level 2" commands in there (those used by people doing things other than
constantly updating from other's public archives).

-Miles
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