On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 23:35, Kaushik Ghose wrote: > Hiya, > I would agree that responses to people starting up in linux sometimes have > a "oh grow up and find it yourself" tone but I would interpret T.B. s > response as more "why not link the articles, rather than host a version > locally which then runs the risk of being outdated" - is that right ? > > -kg
that's about it, minus the point about obsolescence, which i didn't think of. good point there. i can't see why re-hosting something at a geographically closer location though it is already available for download is going to be helpful for the hypothetical newbie, except perhaps decrease his download time a little. in either case he will be dealing with a link, whether it leads him to mr.kumar's server or to rute.sourceforge.net. - t. -- cogito, ergo es. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
