Re: Virus incident
Craig Dickson <crdic@yahoo.com> writes:
> Brian Nelson wrote:
>
> > Debian isn't about holding newbies' hands.
>
> What do you want them to use, Red Hat? Heaven forbid.
>
> > There isn't a mailing list dedicated to newbies
> > installing debian. The information is out there; it's up to them to
> > find it, understand it, and apply it. It's like a right of passage.
> >
> > Besides, isn't this the debian-user mailing list, for discussions
> > among debian users?
Although I'm almost done trolling, I just have to comment on this:
> Yes, and newbies are also users, so their questions are appropriate in
> this forum.
So you're saying newbie questions are appropriate...
> Of course there isn't a debian-newbies list. Nobody would read such a
> thing except the newbies, and they wouldn't be able to answer each
> others' questions reliably, for obvious reasons.
But no one wants to read newbie questions. So why are they
appropriate if no one wants to read them?
Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with newbies banding
together and trying to answer each other's questions. Sounds like it
would be a great learning experience.
Newbies are nothing more than impatient learners. I don't understand
why it's so important to help them on this list. I think it's more
helpful to not help them, just point them toward the docs and let them
help themselves. It will make for a far better Debian experience for
them in the long run.
Besides, those Outlook attributions are so god damn annoying. They
polute the list and make my eyes hurt.
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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http://bignachos.com
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