When you're a rank noob (was Re: Old Computer Parts)
- From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:55:00 -0600
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On 02/18/07 17:07, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 22:02 +0100, Joe Hart wrote:[snip]
No matter how easy or difficult the question you ask, there will always
be some smartass who tell to you go RTFM (which is often a longer
sentence to type than the answer to your question). Don't let it bother
you. Eric S. Raymond's advice is good advice, but I know people can be
intimidated and/or confused by some documentation out there. Heck,
after more than 10 years of using linux some projects' documentation
still overwhelm me. If you know absolutely nothing about a certain
program or the technologies involved, it can be difficult to figure out
where to start.
Then that's what you say at the beginning of your email. :)
These two quotes are guaranteed to garner sympathy:
"I'm a noob and I don't know enough to know where to begin
to look."
"Internet access is flaky, slow and expensive."
(Of course, saying that with an @stanford.edu address will only get
you flamed...)
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