Merge pull request #1289 from xexyl/1996-jonth-bugs

Update bug status of 1996/jonth + format README.md

1996/jonth/README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-# Best X11 Entry
-
-Jon Thingvold\
-University of Oslo\
-Gaustadveien 10B\
-N 0372 Oslo\
-Norway\
-<http://www.uio.no/~jonth/>
-
-
 ## To build:
 
 ```sh
@@ -25,6 +15,7 @@ entry.
 The current status of this entry is:
 
 ```
+STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix
 STATUS: missing or dead link - please provide them
 ```
 
@@ -37,6 +28,24 @@ For more detailed information see [1996 jonth in bugs.md](/bugs.md#1996-jonth).
 ./jonth :0 :0
 ```
 
+NOTE: the two boards will be on top of each other so you will have to drag one
+off the other so that you can properly play.
+
+
+NOTE: if there is no X service open this will crash. If this is the case you
+might try:
+
+```sh
+./jonth
+```
+
+These are supposed to happen.  As is written in the
+[The Jargon File](http://catb.org/jargon/html/F/feature.html):
+
+```
+That's not a bug, that's a feature.
+```
+
 
 ### Try:
 
@@ -58,7 +67,7 @@ as arguments to this game.
 
 ### Known bugs:
 
-Sometimes on Solaris X gets confused and this program core dumps. The solution:
+Sometimes on Solaris, X gets confused and this program core dumps. The solution:
 give two display arguments (`./jonth host:0 host:0`).
 
 If one (or both) windows look like a copy of the window(s) below, try

bugs.md

@@ -1068,11 +1068,22 @@ Do you have an updated link? We welcome your help!
 
 ## 1996 jonth
 
-### STATUS: missing or dead link - please provide them
+### STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix
+
+### STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix
 ### Source code: [1996/jonth/jonth.c](1996/jonth/jonth.c)
 ### Information: [1996/jonth/README.md](1996/jonth/README.md)
 
-As well the link which was http://www.uio.no/~jonth is no longer valid and
+If X is not running this program will very likely crash or do something funny.
+This should NOT be fixed.
+
+NOTE: the two boards will be on top of each other so you will have to drag one
+off the other so that you can properly play.
+
+
+### STATUS: missing or dead link - please provide them
+
+As well: the link which was http://www.uio.no/~jonth is no longer valid and
 there's no archive on the Internet Wayback Machine. Do you know of a proper URL?
 We greatly appreciate your help here!