Re: [OT] Ubuntu vs Debian forums (was recompiling the kernel with a different version name)
> (1) No need to CC me; I am subscribed to the list.
>
Sorry, I will try to remember. Gmail has random
to-whom-the-message-will-be-replied-to behaviour, and furthermore I
prefer that I get CCed. So I usually play it safe.
> (2) I see that you (and a number of others) have had fun with parodies of
> the "give a fish / teach to fish" parable, but its point is still valid.
>
Only for users who are willing to learn. Most are not.
> (3) If you are unwilling to teach, then there is no reason why your
> technological dependents would not be just as happy with an appropriately
> installed and configured Debian system as they would be with an Ubuntu
> system.
>
I am willing to teach! However I know that my users do not want a CS
degree from Dotan University. They want "how to" not "why".
> (4) If you are unwilling to teach, then don't come here for support, because
> that's what you're asking us to do. Why should we do for you what you
> are not willing to do for others?
>
When I do post here I ask "why" and "show me where tfm is because I've
googled and cannot find it". I have _never_ asked a question that a
simple google query would answer if one does not already know the
right keywords. And I always try to ask where I could have learned the
information for myself. I prefer that answers to the few questions
that I post are answered with RTFM and a link, rather than just doing
my homework for me. Don't dismiss me as "dear lazyweb".
--
Dotan Cohen
http://bido.com
http://what-is-what.com
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