Quoting Joon Guillen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I feel I feel this post is partially addressed to me (the "original > questioner"), and so I will reply, not so much in defense but to > explain.
Not a problem. > First of all, I never expected my question to have opinionated > answers, and I certainly didn't intend to start something short of a > Linux vs. *BSD war. Oh, I see no war, here, not even a skirmish. But it's a question that by its nature can't have unambiguous, agreed-upon answers. > Putting people off to just "go and try for themselves" isn't really > helping, and moreso, your other sentiments just discourage people. Actually, I think is _is_ really helping. First, my view in no way prevents anyone _else_ from asking and answering such questions according to their individual inclinations. But, above and beyond that, I really think it is salubrious to call people's attention to the fact that the only barrier to entry is your time and trouble. CD-ROMs are cheap, the water's warm, and people should be encouraged to just wade in and get their feet wet. -- Cheers, Rick Moen Emacs is a decent operating system, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but it still lacks a good text editor. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
