On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Gordon von Miller wrote:
> Tut, tut. More regimentation. Don't we get enough regimentation from our
> governments? Reading the archives will certainly help, assuming that the
> answer is in the archives and that you don't accidentally overlook the
> answer, and be sure that you don't overlook the answer because you don't
> want you hands slapped because it has already been asked. Before I get
> glued to my soapbox I will add that here in Texas it doesn't bother us to
> help someone even if the question has been asked before. I have 15 or 20
> pounds of Linux books, and the answers are frequently not there.
I fully agree. Some people use computers to get stuff done with. Not to learn
how to adminstrate systems. If the answer is not readily available in the
manuals at hand, it is only natural to ask the list. That is the purpose of
these lists.
If the Linux experts refuse to help the Linux newbies, then we fully deserve
the labels of elitism and arrogance.
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Arandir...
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