> (1) No need to CC me; I am subscribed to the list. > Sorry, I will try to remember. Gmail has random to-whom-the-message-will-be-replied-to behaviour, and furthermore I prefer that I get CCed. So I usually play it safe.
> (2) I see that you (and a number of others) have had fun with parodies of > the "give a fish / teach to fish" parable, but its point is still valid. > Only for users who are willing to learn. Most are not. > (3) If you are unwilling to teach, then there is no reason why your > technological dependents would not be just as happy with an appropriately > installed and configured Debian system as they would be with an Ubuntu > system. > I am willing to teach! However I know that my users do not want a CS degree from Dotan University. They want "how to" not "why". > (4) If you are unwilling to teach, then don't come here for support, because > that's what you're asking us to do. Why should we do for you what you > are not willing to do for others? > When I do post here I ask "why" and "show me where tfm is because I've googled and cannot find it". I have _never_ asked a question that a simple google query would answer if one does not already know the right keywords. And I always try to ask where I could have learned the information for myself. I prefer that answers to the few questions that I post are answered with RTFM and a link, rather than just doing my homework for me. Don't dismiss me as "dear lazyweb". -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/t2m880dece01004101408ve246149dhf7a4bad07c43...@mail.gmail.com
