On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:08:31 +0530, Kaustubh Gadkari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reply inline. Long reply. :-) > >------------------------------------ It is agreeable that the original mail > > > >------------------------------------ > I did answer his question, didn't I? The point I was trying to make was simply > that there is nothing wrong to ask people to do a bit of homework. I don't > expect him ( or anybody ) to learn how kppp works. I do expect, however, that > he at least tell us what he's done so that I ( or anybody else ) can help him > further if required. I really don't need to read stuff like > <quote> > Dont try to act too smart and suggest like reading the (incomplete) > documentation or taking help of some 'guru'. > </quote> > I have neither the time nor the inclination to do it, and I guess neither does > anyone else. As I said above, politeness works both ways.
One should read docs. to understand the reply given to the query. BTW, forgot to put one point in my previous mail, I can't teach differential calculas to a 6 yrs. old child. If someone can, I am more than eager to meet that person :). That explains why one should read the docs. > > I am also not out to start a battle of words. > > I believe that the use of LUGs the world over is, apart from promoting FLOSS, > also to make the users learn a bit. And that you cannot do unless you read > the manual. > How can I understand a story written in English if I don't know abt. English? Thats why reading manual is useful. > Kaustubh > > P.S : This will be my last post to this thread. I'm out. hmm. :D Regards, Shantanoo PS: Don't take the signature seriously ;) --- I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. -Mark Twain -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
