Re: Troubleshooting (was "Re: DEBIAN 1.2 DISKETTE PROBLEMS UPDATE")
>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Leonard <keithl@wakko.gil.net> writes:
Keith> The only dumb question is the one not asked. Maybe a newbie
Keith> list should be setup so that these questions won't bother
Keith> the people that are tired of answering the same old stuff
Keith> (which isn't old to the newbie trying desperately to get
Keith> his (or her) system running. Or perhaps we should just let
Keith> them give up and return to the greedy world of commercial
Keith> software and keep all this good stuff to ourselves.
Hear, hear, Keith! I agree we should encourage people who are just
starting out to be forthcoming with questions after making a college
attempt to find the answer in the fine manuals available.
Keith> Perhaps a mailing list called debian-knowitall would be
Keith> good, then that mail would be cut to nothing, since no one
Keith> would (or could) admit to being baffled by the system.
Keith> Sorry for getting hot under the colar (sp?) but it burns my
Keith> tail feather when I see people spitting from their ivory
Keith> tower.
Remember, though: the only appropriate reply to a flame is no reply at
all.
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Nathan L. Cutler
Linux Enthusiast
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~nlc
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