Programs these old are controlled by people who are very strongly opposed to change, even if it improves things. They like living in the 80s.

I absolutely guarantee if you propose this change the the GNU neckbeards who control man they will come up with some bullshit technical reason why it can't be done.

GNU has its own documentation format called 'info'.

> even if it improves things.

odds are, it doesn't.

Exactly the sort of response I would expect to this very clear improvement.

Because it might be the only way to introduce new vulnerabilities. See Ubuntu.

It might be more helpful to write a Rust-based snark detector first.

Could be, but I don't think so in this case given a cursory review of the parent poster's history.