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Re: Documentation and Usability was Re: EXT3 at install..no more?



On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 08:46:31AM -0600, Mac McCaskie wrote:
> I will have to ditto Monique's frustration.

It wasn't Monique.

> If you want Debian to eventually follow DOS, then neglect new users and 
> ignore documentation.  Keep knowledge to yourselves and allow only club 
> members to know the secret incantations.

And, if you're a user and want developers to ignore you, patronize them
rigid and spout rubbish about "secret incantations".

Sorry, but this kind of thing gets on my nerves. If you want better
documentation, *help*. (This includes bug reports about poor
documentation, which almost anyone can write.) But please skip the
patronizing nonsense.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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