Re: How to suppress Welcom screen

From: Matthew Miller (mattdm_at_mattdm.org)
Date: 10/17/03 

Date: 17 Oct 2003 13:31:51 GMT

Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote:
> His "report" was impossible to interpret in any clear way.
>> Really, this isn't complicated logic here. :)
> And that explains why you did not manage to help him?

I asked a question to validate my assumption and to point in the right
direction if that assumption turned out to be true. It's like when you're
speaking to someone who doesn't know a language that well: when they
mispronounce something, or fumble with grammar, you can give a blank stare
and say "Huh? You make no sense!", or you can try and understand what was
meant, and ask a question about that. With the first approach, the speaker
ends up intimidated and uncomfortable speaking at all -- even if your goal
was to force them to speak correctly. With the second, they eventually
become comfortable with and learn the language. 

-- 
Matthew Miller           mattdm@mattdm.org        <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux      ------>                <http://linux.bu.edu/>

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