On Sunday 29 August 2004 11:28 pm, Tom Nielsen wrote:
On Sunday 29 August 2004 02:56 pm, C. Richard Matson wrote:
I noted what you said. The man pages are almost useless to newbies. They
Example....I asked a question because I didn't understand how rpm worked. I got 5+ people responding and only one did not offer "real" help....just whined about repeated questions. He took the time to rant....why not use that time to help? A majority of folks on here want to help and I see that. I would like to be more helpful with posts but am not that sure about myself and so I don't want to answer. In addition, if I try to search for something, I find it takes a lot longer searching thru threads than just asking. Heck, that's what the group is for. Isn't it? -- ---------------------------- Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com ---------------------------- Hi Tom,
Excellent thought, Tom. You expressed the newby situation well. I hope some here will take a moment of self reflection, think about how the 'knowledge-transfer" process can be improved, and make some positive improvements. PeterB -- -- Proud to use SuSE Linux, since 5.2 Loving using SuSE Linux 9.1 MyBlog http://vancampen.org/blog/ Currently listening to Joseph Campbell http://www.jcf.org/ Free D/Ls after free registration --