Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3104 mails)

[FBob@xxxxxx (BobF)]

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Ole Kofoed Hansen wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, BobF wrote:
> 
> > BTW- I put very little faith in what someone says when they offer their
> > "expertise" on a Linux help list using Windows 95........... 
> 
> That is your loss. Some people read and post to this list
> from their work, where they have little or no influence
> over what OS is used. That does not mean that they have
> no useful advice.
> 
> How much faith would you put in someone who is telnetting
> from a Windows98 box to a VMS server and using Pine to
> post?

Sorry- That was a bit terse.

I was referring to people who post opinions rather than a specific solution to
a problem. The comment I was referring to had no useful information for anyone
concerned. I hacked the makefile that the original person had a problem with.
That seemed to solve the problem. I followed up with an offer to send the file
to anyone who requested it.

My comment was referring to the typical "Mine works" or "Me too" posts which
seem to originate more often than not from M$ mailers. 

I do disagree with your statement that people have no influence over what OS
they use at work. I made a choice 27 years ago - on a PDP-8 and continue to
today. 

 FBob@xxxxxx

A Truly Wise Man Never Plays 
 Leapfrog With A Unicorn...  


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