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Kari Hazzard wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 04 April 2006 2:28 am, Stephen P. Becker wrote: |
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>> I fail to see how pointing out a post was offtopic is mean. Rather, it |
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>> will save that individual (and hopefully others) from making the same |
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>> mistake in the future. |
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> Then refer the poster to the correct place to send such inquiries. That is the |
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> logical way to deal with OT messages. You failed to do this, and instead |
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> offered a derrogatory message contributing absolutely nothing positive. |
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I hate to break it to you, but there really is no such place for such |
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queries. We generally consider it rude when users whine about stable |
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keywording. Therefore, I don't feel bad about a short response. |
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>> Also, RTFM is absolutely the right answer more often than not. |
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>> Otherwise, what is the point of having TFM in the first place? The |
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>> amusement of those who spent a lot of time and effort writing it? |
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>> -Steve |
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> TFM exists to be read, yes, but not everyone reads TFM. You are a developer. |
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> That's great, I'm sure you can do a lot of things with Gentoo that I'd be |
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> completely dumbfounded about, being myself not a developer. |
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Not really, I can only do what I do because I read stuff. Anybody else |
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can easily do the same. |
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> If we're going to say that Gentoo is a valid and worthwhile operating system, |
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> we need to support that idea by maintaining our image as a group of people, |
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> both users and developers. The Gentoo philosophy of continual growth and |
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> improvement doesn't just apply to software. It applies to everyone on this |
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> list, how they conduct themselves, how they behave. |
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> I suggest patching your question-answering skills in light of this bug. :) |
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I would like to point out that it was you who flamed me for apparently |
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saying RTFM, when in fact if you read my original email, I did nothing |
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of the sort. I merely pointed out what should have been clear to anyone |
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that signed up for this list, that it is not for whining about arch |
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keywording. Sounds like you had an agenda to bitch about and found my |
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email to be convenient. In other words, you have no point. |
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-Steve |
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