Re: The first appearance of the 7 dwarfs! WAS Re: Patches in releases

[Nikolaus Hiebaum <nhiebaum@yahoo.com>]

> From: Diana Eichert <deichert@wrench.com>

> > But if you need to ask something about the snapshots, then you should
> > NOT use them.

> For any newbies on the list, Miod "Grumpy" Vallat was being awfully nice
> with his comments.

No, I don't think Miod was "nice." He was rude!

You people brag about knowing so much and seem so annoyed when someone
asks a general  question.

I am not saying that you, Diane, are rude, but from reading the list I get
the impression that newbie questions are dismissed as unqualified for this
list.

I can very well understand that being asked the same questions over and
over again *is* annoying, but read over it. Sure, it is healing to vent
your anger, but there seems too much venting.

There are no stupid questions but only stupid people who do not ask
questions!  Nobody is born knowing everything. We learn from being tought
by others, and we learn from our mistakes we make.

Coming back to Stefan's initial question: I think it would be intersting
to know if the Snapshots include the patches.

Right, Snapshots are for knowledgeable people, but how to become
knowledgeable if you don't try out and ask. Maybe there exists a link to
some webpage that describes what's in the Snapshots? That would suffice.
No need to write a thesis on the Snapshots' contents and purpose.

Politeness is a virtue! :)

-- 
CU, Niki
*Draft beer, not people*