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Re: Plan 9 man added a new macro for man page references


From: Humm
Subject: Re: Plan 9 man added a new macro for man page references
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 22:10:50 +0000

Quoth G. Branden Robinson:
That’s nice, but s,Plan 9,plan9port,.

I am aware of the distinction but, really, does anyone _else_ maintain
Plan 9's troff?  It seems to me that the Plan 9 porters have adopted an
uncontested mantle of responsibility.  Does Vita Nuova work on it?

The thing closest to Plan 9 that is being worked on is 9front. It gets frequent commits, including its troff every now and then. That doesn’t have a .MR yet. Plan 9 is abandoned and its title was not inherited. Currently, it’s old code under the copyright of the Plan 9 foundation.

Plan 9 troff is not going to change anymore and to a number of people, me included, “Plan 9 troff” sounds like someone meant “9front troff”. That’s confusing.

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Humm



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