That’s the problem.
Experienced users will know that the white stuff can be ignored.
But new users will exclaim “Ah, how clever, those fellows are using UNIX pr”
$ pr --merge --omit-header /etc/motd.old /etc/motd.new
The programs included with the Debi The programs included with the Debi
the exact distribution terms for ea the exact distribution terms for ea
individual files in /usr/share/doc/ individual files in /usr/share/doc/
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUT Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUT
permitted by applicable law. permitted by applicable law.
The problem is /etc/motd.old = /etc/motd.new ,
so after spending a long time comparing,
the user feels hoodwinked.