On Fri 21 Sep 2012 at 19:42:03 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote:

> On 9/21/2012 7:05 PM, T Elcor wrote:
> > 
> > If someone deems a question "stupid" and below his level of
> > expertise one can always ignore the question, as there is no
> > obligation for anyone to answer any questions on this list. Perhaps
> > someone else will give a simple answer to a simple/"stupid" question
> > without any of the name calling.
> 
> Read my original reply to the OP.  I gave him the answer, in full
> detail, and a link to the page from where I copied it.  I also derided
> him for his failure to make a cursory effort of his own.

The OP expressed appreciation and satisfaction with your response too.

> It isn't a stupid question.  I've answered it many times on this list.
> But in most/all of those cases, those asking were noobs.  Someone
> installing on a quad socket DL580 isn't a noob, certainly should not be
> a noob.  Someone who should not be a noob asking a noob question is what
> prompted my derision.  Again, anyone at "a level" where they're working
> or playing with a DL580 should have already known the answer, or been
> able to easily find it, especially given the ease with which this
> particular answer can be found.

Perhaps he has a bad memory:

   http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-users/2008-11/msg00710.html


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