Joseph L. Hartmann writes: > So many questions on this list --- and practically no one knows how to > TROUBLE SHOOT! (Including me!) Am I wrong about that?? > ... > What is this linux stuff all coming to if we can't get to the bottom of a > problem by ourselves? > ... > I really do appreciate the help that incompetents like me can get from > more expert individuals -- but how do we get to be able to fix stuff for > ourselves ???
My first Linux installation was Slackware 2.3. I did it with no access to the net and no outside help. I installed Debian 1.1 on this machine with no help (I tried to get help, but my questions to this list vanished without a trace). However, just because I can do it doesn't mean I want to. I have better things to do with my time then puzzle out configuration problems by trial and error. What is wrong with asking for help and thereby saving a great deal of time? Or, better yet, providing good documentation? All my problems with both Slackware and Debian were due to poor documentation. John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
