What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux?

Re:What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by teddyh on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:42AM (#20029091)

It’s slightly disingenuous of you to compare the GNU man page to the OpenBSD man page, since while the OpenBSD man page is the official documentation, the GNU man page is not. As clearly stated in the GNU man page for tar: “This manpage is a short description of GNU tar. For a detailed discussion, including examples and usage recommendations, refer to the GNU Tar Manual […]”, and it gives a link to it: https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#SEC1

If you had compared the OpenBSD man page to that, it would be a more fair comparison.

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Re:What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by anjbe on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:46AM (#20029115)

“Disingenous” suggests malice. That is both unkind and untrue. I had simply forgotten.

In any case, the info page is far larger than the already‐large manual page, which I think only further illustrates one of my points, that the software is itself intimidatingly complex.

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Re:What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by kryptiskt on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:38AM (#20029412)

That GNU hates man pages and instead provides documentation in an obscure and long-winded format is part of the problem, not an excuse.

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Re:What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by busterarm on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:46AM (#20029455)

Worse, it fails the "requires an internet connection" test.

Raise your hand if good man pages have helped you out of a fubar situation. raises hand

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Re:What are the differences between OpenBSD and Linux? by teddyh on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:48AM (#20029469)

The Info documentation is installable locally, and is perfectly readable without an Internet connection with a suitable tool, like Emacs.

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