Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
Just thought I'd post this in response to where replies should go: From How to Get the Best results from FreeBSD-Questions 9. Put your response in the correct place (after the text to which it replies). It's very difficult to read a thread of responses where each reply comes before the text to which it replies. Charles Pelletier Tech. Coordinator St Luke's School To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 01:12:37 -0500 Charles Pelletier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 9. Put your response in the correct place (after the text to which it replies). It's very difficult to read a thread of responses where each reply comes before the text to which it replies. just to note, the only reason i'd mentioned that is because i was told, numerous times, that this is how things are preferred here. it made sense, to an extent, particularly for those using clients like pine. on usenet, it's as above, but when i'd first joined the lists (6+ months ago), i received several emails telling me not to. in any case, the one error on my part isn't the point. the point is, 25 quotes lines with what amounts to a me too response is just rediculous. sorry if that ruffles anyone's feathers, but last i checked, nobody particularly appreciated those types of mails. to the original person i was replying to, however: i did not mean for my message to be interpreted as saying *you* are rude, as a person..merely that those kinds of posts are needlessly full of unnecessary junk, which is annoying due to slower download times to receive mail, readability, etc, ad nauseam. yes, i made a mistake on the top/bottom quoting thing: i hadn't seen the line that mr. pelletier brought up, and again, i was only going by what i was told numerous times before. i'd also like to give thanks to the multiple copies of each email i was sent, particularly from daleco, who felt his/her point was so important to express to me, i needed to read it no less than 4 times. - erk! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: linux compatibility in 4.7
Monday, October 21, 2002, 9:51:46 PM, you wrote: Hi During my install of 4.7-RELEASE I selected Linux compatibility. I saw a message saying that it was istalling 6.1_3. I was surprised, and a little bit miffed, because 4.7 was supposed to have upgraded Linux compatibility to 7.1. After the install, I checked on what packages where installed and I saw linux_base-6.1_3 *AND* linux_base-7.1_1! Now I am confused. Are there actually two packages? I would have thought that 7.1 would be backward compatible, so a 6.1 would not be necessary. Is that not the case? Can anyone explain, and maybe shed some further light on this? Thanks! (c) Copyright 2002 John Daniels. All rights reserved. _ Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message Dear John, I'm not sure, but my guess is that linux_base-6.1_3 isn't necessary and got installed by some form of minor bug. -- Best regards, Alex The FreeBSD handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html How to get the best results from FreeBSD-Questions http://www.lemis.com/questions.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
in the future, PLEASE trim the text you're quoting, and put your reply above the quote. we shouldn't have to scroll through 20 rows of text, including the entirety of the original post, just to see your reply. cutting out the MSN ad would've been nice, too. i don't even use a console-only mail reader anymore, and i still find this to be incredibly rude. a good rule of thumb: if the text you're quoting is larger than your reply, rethink it or don't post it. - erk Dear John, I'm not sure, but my guess is that linux_base-6.1_3 isn't necessary and got installed by some form of minor bug. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-10-25 09:41:00 -0700: in the future, PLEASE trim the text you're quoting, agreed. and put your reply above the quote. whoa! not agreed unless you're posting to a mailing list read exclusively by people used to reading from bottom to top. are *you* used to reading books from right to left? Dear John, I'm not sure, but my guess is that linux_base-6.1_3 isn't necessary and got installed by some form of minor bug. -- If you cc me or take the list(s) out completely I'll most likely ignore your message. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
and put your reply above the quote. we shouldn't have to scroll through 20 rows of text, including the entirety of the original post, just to see your reply. You have that one backwards. Text should flow logically from top to bottom starting with original post (appropriately trimmed) through relevant other responses (again appropriately trimmed) down to the most recent response. cutting out the MSN ad would've been nice, too. That would be nice. jerry - erk Dear John, To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Netiquette (was Re: linux compatibility in 4.7)
Hello/Beste erk!, Friday, October 25, 2002, 6:41:00 PM, you wrote: in the future, PLEASE trim the text you're quoting The text it self wasn't that large. So i don't think this is wrong. Plus I that leaving it would give someone else a better change at understanding the question. (http://www.lemis.com/questions.html#answer see number 7) , and put your reply above the quote. There is a document (about these specific mailing lists) that suggest to put it at the bottom. (I'll continue doing so.) I feel it would be better to simply place them at the bottom. (http://www.lemis.com/questions.html#answer see number 9) The same document suggest not to put these kind of mail on the list. (http://www.lemis.com/questions.html#answer see number 11) we shouldn't have to scroll through 20 rows of text, including the entirety of the original post, just to see your reply. cutting out the MSN ad would've been nice, too. I agree on the MSN part. i don't even use a console-only mail reader anymore, and i still find this to be incredibly rude. I thought i was friendly, not rude!! a good rule of thumb: if the text you're quoting is larger than your reply, rethink it or don't post it. There are a lot of detailed questions with simple answers. I don't see way this couldn't apply to this one. I waited a couple of days (just as a other writing suggested) for someone to come up with a better answer. Since no one did I gave my thoughts. (http://www.lemis.com/questions.html#answer number 5) Nobody is perfect. This include you and me! I feel that you make to much fuss out of this. -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
