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Re: gnu parallel in the bash manual
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: gnu parallel in the bash manual |
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Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:54:52 -0500 |
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On 2/16/13 9:57 AM, Chris Down wrote:
> Count me also in favour of removal of this section. At best the entire
> section needs a complete rewrite, but why on earth we have a whole section
> dedicated to a nonstandard external tool is kind of baffling.
Consider the FSF's perspective. The fact that it's not standard is not
as important as the fact that it's a GNU tool, and that GNU tools should
be promoting other GNU software when possible.
Chet
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