Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2886 mails)

[Robert Klein <RoKlein@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> I got a private reply to this and I was just wondering if other
> people expect more that answers like:
>
> Try a google search on "genealogy linux"
>
> If answers like are acceptable, then 90% of the posts to this list
> could be answered with "RTFM" or "RTFHT" (Read the F..... HowTo).

Maybe it was thought, the problem was you not finding anything 
yourself was your spelling (there's a lot of people here, who have 
english as a second language, like me, and are not that good in 
spelling and grammar).

BTW, the information you gave _was_ a little terse.  If one doesn't 
know what exactly you're looking for, "google" or maybe "freshmeat" 
_are_ the standard answers, so you can get a first overview about the 
available software, and then come back for the specifics.

I don't think the reply _flamed_ you for spelling, it just mentioned, 
that exact spelling might help.  Please remember, whoever answers you 
absolutely can't know if your mis-spelling is just a typing error or 
you didn't know it.

freshmeat, btw, lists eight applications under "genealogy", just go 
to:
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=genealogy&section=projects&x=0&y=0

Robert

> Granted, I might have been a little terse and could have listed all
> of the features that I was looking for, the software I have seen
> and what I didn't like, and then explicitely asked for opinions.
> However, I **assumed** that most people are smart enough to figure
> out what is being asked without having to write a novel.  (granted
> I could have made sure everything was spelled correctly in my
> original post, but flaming people for spelling mistakes is already
> a violation of  netiquette.)