On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 10:49, Terence McCarthy wrote:
On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:57:21 -0700 Tom Nielsen <tom@neuro-logic.com> wrote:
Patrick is actually being a lot more polite than this list's members used to be when peoples first reaction to a problem is to mail the list.
RTMF has not been seen here for some time but it ought to used more often.
or RTFM even....... The list is certainly a lot "friendlier." I can remember a couple of years ago when I was almost scared to ask a question, because inevitably it would provoke an RTFM or something along the lines of a contemptuous sneer. Down to one person especially, if I remember rightly..........(who is now gone). It isn't always that easy to sort through the information you get from google or a man page - I'm intelligent (Ithink!), well educated, to PhD level, but not in anything computer related (I'm a gynaecologist!!) but I get lost sometimes trying to figure out man pages, scripts, etc. Nonetheless, there are many people like me who want to use Linux and learn about it but just need some help - even after using SuSE for about 5 years, I still get in a fix sometimes. It's not always easy knowing if something has been discussed on the list - try searching the archives manually: it's long and tedious, so it is tempting just to post. Yes, people need to be told to RTFM and do a bit of work, but they sometimes also need a bit of slack and understanding, especially from those to whom all of this is second nature. David