Linux support vs Debian support (was ... Re: split(): syntax error near unexpected token `(' ... [OT])
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 04:39:35PM +0000, Tom H wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 3:51 AM, Scott Ferguson
> <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Please note - this has *nothing* to do with Debian, I've marked it OT
> > accordingly.
> >
> > Unless you are asking about Debian peculiarities or whether to raise bug
> > report please consider posting these sorts of queries to somewhere
> > appropriate like stackoverflow, gawk lists or such like. Thanks.
>
> This is your opinion (just as it was your opinion to say the same
> thing to the person asking about bogofilter recently).
I think you mean me? If so, I didn't say the "same thing". It makes more
sense to keep all relevant info in one place (i.e. a dedicated list)
rather than in random locations cluttering up the Internet.
Sure, using Google with the right search terms may¹ reveal that post in
the list of results but it still makes it difficult to navigate.
Consider the difference between throwing your car/house keys where
ever takes your fancy and then spending 10-15 mins looking for them when
you need to go out compared to putting them in a known location.
> The OP _might_ be more likely to get an answer on a scripting list or
> in a scripting forum but he's more than welcome to ask here if he's
> using Debian.
Yep. Agree for a newbie who is just starting out and getting the hang of
the ropes, but I feel you are doing the newbie an injustice if you give
the impression that this list is a one stop shop for all questions
Linux/Unix.
¹ I'm finding more and more lately that the results of a google search
are getting less and less relevant to the search I give it in some areas
and better at others. Unfortunately, it seems to be the technical areas
which is suffering. Therefore one has to use the "site:example.com"
construct more and more often.
--
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people
who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X
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