On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:31:27 -0500 auto generate <[email protected]> wrote:
hey :) > My emails are very clear. I'm not technical. Getting help in using You saying "My emails are very clear" is as useful as me saying "gnewsense.org is very clear": Its not useful at all. > and setting up gNS has been a struggle for me, because I don't > understand the technical language. My Tor doesn't work, I don't know > how to encrypt my emails or even get my keys. Learning a new platform can take time, been there, done that. It can be quite annoying too. Your struggle with gNewSense doesn't tell me whats lacking in/on our website though (which is what I was specifically asking after). Incase you havent seen this link, it may help you: www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > You said "Don't troll." > > What does "troll" mean? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll kk > > On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 10:35 +1030, Karl Goetz wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:04:09 -0500 > > Auto Generate <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Here's an example of how the language on the site is a problem > > > for me: > > > > > > I just now found the installation instructions for the live CD. I > > > clicked on Wiki and there it was. Matt Flaschen told me in an > > > email how to load gns. Basically just stick it in the drive and > > > reboot, making sure the computer will read the CD drive first. > > > Or something like that. Anyway, I didn't know what a Wiki was, > > > so i didn't look there. Maybe there could be something written > > > on the Wiki button to explain what it is. Like "instructions"? > > > Just guessing here. > > > > This doesn't tell me whats wrong with the site. You couldn't > > understand it, but from you're email I cant see why. (or how Matt > > is involved :)) > > > > > > > > Or maybe it's better to leave things as they are, and if people > > > want to use the tool (computer w/software), let them struggle to > > > learn about it. After all, the software is free, not easy. > > > Nothing valuable is easy to come by. > > > > Don't troll. > > kk > > > > > > > > Patrick > > > > > -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian user / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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