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On 2006-04-04, m h <sesquile@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > You say it should be obvious like it's fact. Not everything is obvious |
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> > > to everyone--Not everyone is a Steve or Stephanie. They may interpret |
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> > > conveyed information in different ways and the ambiguity does not help |
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> > > at all. |
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> > It should be obvious to anybody who bothered to read the description for |
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> > this mailing list before signing up. I can't fix ignorance. |
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> "General Gentoo developer discussion mailing list" is the |
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> description... I guess my post was not general enough. ;) |
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Indeed. There is an assumption that "Gentoo developer" should in fact be |
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read "Gentoo Developer". And, of course, unless you know about the |
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special status of the proper noun "Gentoo Developer" you are likely to |
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think it is just somebody who develops stuff with/for Gentoo. Hey, |
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I've written some ebuilds locally, doesn't that mean I'm a (small-d) |
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Gentoo developer? Probably. |
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The list description could probably be a little more precise, I suspect. |
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I *know* I'm not stupid, and I misunderstood the intent of the mailing |
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list those years ago that I subscribed. |
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Anyway, wrt "I can't fix ignorance" - yes, actually you can. If that |
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wasn't true then we'd all still in caves banging rocks together. |
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phil |
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back to lurking |
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change name before "@" to "phil" for email |
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