Dennis Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The old saw goes giving a man a fish feeds him for a day (big fish!) but > teaching him to fish feeds him for life. Better yet is to encourage him to > think about fishing smarter because then it becomes fun and still feeds him > for life. He can earn more money, buy more boats, open a franchise, maybe a > good seafood restaurant, own a villa in the south of France, sipping on fine > wines and enjoying the good life. > > Or you can spoon feed him and let him live off your education and the > learnings > of others, forever doomed to be standing in a line somewhere waiting for a > fish. > > dp .. The previous is not for the humor-impaired
Oh great, we can stand here and throw axioms at each other from 50 paces. Lets see, oh yes I know. How about I take a non swimmer, throw him from a boat in lets say 30 feet of water and yell, "Sink or Swim", then merrily row off to shore to witness what havoc I have wrought. Hell, if he is going to drown then let him do it now rather than waste some over worked lifeguards afternoon saving him. On a serious note and I do not mean to offend you either; however, if you are not going to assist the individual, why ever bother to reply? This is not a classroom where assignments are handed out for individuals to research. The questioner only asked a simple question. They were not asking for the entire theory behind the program. It was more than obvious that they were confused. What was to be gained by badgering him? I have dealt with associates who felt that all they had to do was throw a book in someone's face and tell them to read it. Pathetically, they never understood why the student failed. These forums, at least to my understanding, are meant as a source of information, not a classroom where posters are routinely given research assignments. Perhaps we can start a risorgimento for the concept of helping others. Then, perhaps not. My 2ยข and last post on this topic. Ciao! -- Gerard Seibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
