Re: [gentoo-security] Hey guys

[J.A.]

William Yang wrote:
[snip]
>
> 1)  If you're really worried about getting banned, do your homework and
> read about Netiquette (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette).
> People who really follow netiquette are seldom "banned" from lists.


So I would like to know if there is a Moderator here.

Yours,
Jason
jason.heblack@×××××××××.mx
jason.heblack@×××××××.com
thesam00@×××××××.net
heblack@×××××××××××.com
>
> 2)  Lurk before you leap.  If you want to learn, there's an established
> and generally accepted way to learn from mailing lists.  Before you
> post, read the list for a while.  Get a feel for the level of the list,
> for the style, information, and tone of discussion.
>
> 3)  Remember that you're not *entitled* to get information,
> explanations, participation, or responses when you ask questions.  It is
> a privilege, and you are asking others for help.  Being polite,
> deferential, and following the culture of the list (see 2 above) puts
> you on the best possible position to get a useful answer without
> annoying "hundreds, if not thousands" of readers of the list.
>
> 4)  As a specific observation, your security questions to date have been
> (a) not Gentoo-specific, and (b) extremely basic in nature.  There are
> probably better sources for general security information than the Gentoo
> security mailing list (the book "Computer Security Basics" from O'Reilly
> & Associates press is often a nice place to start; some general
> understanding can also be built from articles at www.cert.org (there are
> dozens of good sites out there for basic security education).  It's hard
> to build something solid on a shaky foundation.
>
>     -Bill

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