Sash wrote:
brings a lot of new users to #lfs-support, but that's why it's there - for "support." Books usually have a large following and ours seems to get smaller when new people are not welcomed into the community.
Yes, "support" is what lfs-support provides, but for LFS. This is Linux From Scratch, not Linux 101. The book states one should have "at least this basic level of skill". I tried doing LFS 3.0 many years ago before I even knew a basic level. It was hard and I failed. I didn't go to the lists expecting hand holding, I took a class at school, I read a few books, and it has helped immensely. Learning how to do something is better than learning to "type that one command that guy on lfs-suppor told you to type". The LFS book has a prerequisite boot list. If the users can't read those and learn, why should we duplicate the effort doing the teaching here?
I consider this similar to college classes. If you are trying to learn french or whatever language, you can't skip to the level 2 class and expect everyone to help you catch up. Linux isn't the easiest thing to learn, it is difficult like a language, and people without the experience should start elsewhere first. IMO.
What happened to common courtesy and consideration? It's expected in #lfs-support so why not all over the project?
I haven't seen anything rude or inconsiderate in a long time, so I can't comment on this.
Just my opinion. Justin -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/livecd FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
