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

[Joshua Steele <selerius@codefusion.org>]

maybe this could this could spawn a newbie@ list...

I don't mind answering common questions, and perhaps some of the questions
I ask are very trivial to some on the list.  The only thing that irks my
nerves, and this is not misc@ specific, is when someone doesn't read
before they hit the send button...if they ask a question like "where can
i get an ISO image for OpenBSD-3.1", and if they would just take two
minutes to read over the FAQ to find that its addressed in big bold
letters in section 3.1.2.

I understand that some people just don't comprehend by reading very
well...which is fine.  So maybe a newbie@ list, or something similar,
could help out some people, while keeping the blood pressure of some of
the list members at a reasonable level ;)

just some thoughts

-josh

On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Nikolaus Hiebaum wrote:

> > 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*