On Sunday 03 February 2002 15:54, James Bliss wrote:
I am not quite sure what you are looking for here? Even in this response you do not really state what you are looking for. The suggestion to search google gives you a start to find a program to meet your needs (whatever they may be).
Sorry, James, I really can't answer the question "I am not quite sure what you are looking for here?" Whether you are sure or not is something you will have to decide for yourself, although I fail to see how hard that question would be to answer. Either you are not quite sure or you are sure. Where is the difficulty in determining whether you are quite sure or not? I might be able to **guess** that you don't, because of the lack of any useful information you provided. However, asking us (or just me) whether or not you are quite sure about anything, would probably cause most of us to guess. Sorry, I couldn't answer that question. ;-)
By the way, it was not a private reply, it was posted to the list and is often a common response to posts on this list. Also, by the way, you were not flamed for a spelling mistake but merely told the proper spelling when conducting the search.
The reply was sent to me **and** the list. I did not look at all of the headers. Half an hour after I replied, the message appeared on the list. That is one of the dangers of replying to both the list an the individual. (Something else I find annoying). Agreed, "flame" was a little harsh. I was just annoyed at the response.
It would appear that you are expecting someone else to do the work for you and you get upset when someone suggests that you put a little effort into finding what you are looking for.
Appearance can be deceiving and in this case your interpretation is wrong. It is very common to request opinions of people who have tried various software products rather than install every possible product, only to find that most are worthless. Granted I could have posed the question listing sixty different characteristics that genealogy software could have and ask the list to rate each of the available packages according to how the address each of these issues. However, even a cursory look at list like this shows you that it is typically the case that people ask "What is a good X software?" or "What is good X hardware?" when they are asking for opinion and not just lazy. Although I probably wouldn't call it rude, as someone else did, I would say it's disappointing when people assume the worst in others (like assuming they are lazy). On the other hand, look at the answer scsijon-net2000 provided. Why was he (she? sorry.) able to interpet the question correctly? Regards, jimmo
02/03/02 05:37:56 AM, James Mohr <suse_mailing_list@jimmo.com> wrote:
Hi All!
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).
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.)
Was I really expecting too much?
Regards,
jimmo
On Sunday 03 February 2002 10:34, James Mohr wrote:
Hi All!
Is anyone aware of any geneology softwar for Linux?
Regards,
jimmo --------------------------------------- "Science has promised man power...But, as so often happens when people are seduced by promises of power, the price is servitude and impotence. Power is nothing if it is not the power to choose." Joseph Weizenbaum of MIT said in reference to Computers. --------------------------------------- The Great Linux-NT Debate: <http://www.jimmo.com/Linux-NT_Debate/index.html>
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--------------------------------------- "Science has promised man power...But, as so often happens when people are seduced by promises of power, the price is servitude and impotence. Power is nothing if it is not the power to choose." Joseph Weizenbaum of MIT said in reference to Computers. --------------------------------------- The Great Linux-NT Debate: <http://www.jimmo.com/Linux-NT_Debate/index.html>
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