once the recommendation here was to have googled for 10 minutes before posting a question. i personally like that level of simplicity for a "policy" . . .
i've often spent far longer trying to find the answer myself first, indeed it may well be hours, but if you don't know what the question should be in the first place it's hard to get a start - even if you've been trying for a while! Cheers, Roger Kerry Mayes wrote: > > Bringing this back on topic: A defined "acceptable use" policy for the > list is not a bad idea - what I'd really like to see is a short "linux > problem solving" procedure. For windoze this is "1. reboot the > machine and see if the problem goes away" etc. For linux it might be > "1. check out the clug wiki" "2. google it.". And it would also > include "How to respond to the newbie / idiot asking dumb questions." > > > > On 20/11/06, *Nick Rout* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > we honestly were all there once. keep at it. there is no way round it > other than sitting at the terminal and trying stuff. You are doing > just > fine. > >
