Robert wrote regarding '[SLE] The trouble converting from win to suse is the names' on Thu, Aug 26 at 12:52: [...]
newbies get up to speed fast so they are not tempted to go back and I still think the best way to do that is to make it as easy as possible for them to stay the course. I think some kind of FAQ with this information in it would be a help. I will try to post these and any others people send me if you think it would be helpful.
The problem with a FAQ is the same as the problem with freshmeat.net, and with all of the other resources (like the docs found at ldp.org). Newbies don't know that they exist, so they don't find them. I suppose there could be a weekly posting of a FAQ like on some lists, but then there'd be a whole bunch of those things archived (or another thing to keep track of for the archive/list admins - exceptions are always bad if they can be avoided). Basically, it seems to me that we already have about teh best solution possible - a bunch of experts and people with experience in several areas that watch a list and respond to questions when someone finally finds the list... --Danny, now two cents poorer