The <date> tags from the 2004.2 handbook documents is still in the old style and I this that it is the source for the behaviour form the attached screenshot. The `Updated:' information outputs something not readable. I guess that there are, either errors from the xml processor, or some other encoding than UTF-8. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. please view the following screenshot.
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You should not worry about the 2004.2 dir. Its only purpose is to keep the handbook as it was before 2004.3 was released to allow people with a 2004.2 CD to install Gentoo. Some people cannot download CD too often (think cheap DSL capped to 1 or 2 GB/month) or not at all (think magazine CD). The date issue is caused by old bugs in the xslt lib that needs an upgrade on one of the web nodes. Problem will go away eventually.
Too old, Closing bug.
2004.2 isn't even maintaned anymore...and looks like this problem has been solved in the future versions anyway.