On December 22, 2009 04:30:41 am Carlos E. R. wrote:
On Monday, 2009-12-21 at 10:31 -0800, Robert Smits wrote:
Further questions could certainly be asked if Yast was unclear, but to avoid insulting the intelligence of the OP, its pretty common and decent thing to do to just give the name of the tool, and assume if more help is needed a more focused question could be asked after looking down the path suggested.
That's why I suggested that more than one word answers would be more useful. I wasn't intending to provoke criticism, just that it would be more helpful if our answers weren't so cryptic - not to us, but to others.
If my answer that you could use YaST to the purpose was unclear, you simply had to say so and I would have expanded. Typically a simple pointer to use a tool is enough, and it is a wast of time (for me) to write a full answer before I know if it is needed or not.
That's how things go in mail lists, sp. if the replier has little time.
Carlos, by the time I saw your message, I had already read and responded to John Anderson's reply. So, no, it wasn't necessary to ask you to expand. However, I felt the general subject of having fuller answers deserved a post, and so I posted the beginning of this thread. Please note I wasn't complaining about your answer - indeed you're not mentioned in the post - and I noted I was as guilty of doing this as everyone else. I do feel it is more helpful to give fuller answers, especially if you don't know what level of experience the OP has. I did not intend criticism, just a hint that might make newbies feel more at home here in opensuse. Best wishes and Best of the Season to you and yours. -- bob@rsmits.ca 8) Use common sense in routing cable. Avoid wrapping coax around sources of strong electric or magnetic fields. Do not wrap the cable around flourescent light ballasts or cyclotrons, for example. -- Ethernet Headstart Product, Information and Installation Guide, Bell Technologies, pg. 11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org