RE: Documentation!!

["Michael Steele" <michaels () winsnort com>]

Is there not some unwritten law somewhere that bans programmers from writing
documentation? :)

This is purely rhetorical! 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-
> admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Mike Koponick
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:48 AM
> To: Matt Kettler; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Documentation!!
>
> Matt,
>
>
> OK. I will volunteer. I do have some time and can put a couple-few hours
> a day into it.
>
> Please contact me directly. I would like to talk to you about a format,
> etc.
>
> I have written many documents about products, etc and would like to
> return the favor of all the help I have asked about in the past. Like
> you said, this is open source and we all have to grab an oar and paddle.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Kettler [mailto:mkettler () evi-inc com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:20 PM
> To: SN ORT; Snort Users
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Documentation!!
>
> At 03:53 PM 2/11/2004, SN ORT wrote:
> > Seriously though, all
> > readme's are written in the same cryptic format and
> > one could use the SAME AMOUNT OF WORDS to create a
> > more explanatory document.
>
> That's because they're written by the programmers... seriously..
> programmers think like computers, and most programmers write LOUSY
> documentation as a result. (I'm a programmer, I know I'm lousy at
> writing
> pretty documents explaining how to use my work)
>
> Hence the need for normal humans to write docs.
>
>
>
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