On Monday 13 February 2006 12:38, Keith Fernandez wrote:
I dont see RMS finding a problem when he has to deliver his speech about GNU over and over again to newbies and answer all the questions they have.
Are you disappointed that we aren't RMS? ;)
Thats why a list is there to answer queries, But we
Yes, and its a _free_, _community_ list. Not a paid technical support. People on this list are real human beings with real lives. Not some call center guys who are paid to give you tech support ( yeah right! we're better than them. )
have some rude high and mighty list members who most of the time make it a point to screw the newbies happiness rather than answer any questions.
lol. I hope that wasn't a flame bait ;)
The idea is to promote linux, But with the kind of people there are on this list, I am sure most people will think ten times to ask a question.
At least it will keep people from asking stupid questions. It's not that newbies fear this list. Because if they would then there wouldn't be so many questions around.
See where this thread is going, Nowhere! Its cluttered with crap because one guy couldnt direct a newbie to a simple answer or a place to find it and thats what happening most of the time.
No. It's because the original thread went off topic. It's because someone raised genuine security concerns. It's because the OP didn't agree with him and didn't get his answer because he failed to describe his problem while supplying sufficient details.