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#! rnews 2291 bsd Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech2!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!openlink.openlink.com!rossix!joelga From: joelga@rossinc.com (Joel Garry) Subject: RTFM (Was: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD) Message-ID: <1995Nov28.142321.20954@rossinc.com> Organization: Ross Systems, Inc. References: <48ajue$3h6@muirwood.convex.com> <poulosioDI20sJ.5vz@netcom.com> <48dpdg$mo9@muirwood.convex.com> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 14:23:21 GMT Lines: 30 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:28290 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9374 comp.unix.advocacy:11382 comp.unix.misc:19667 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8884 In article <48dpdg$mo9@muirwood.convex.com> ldaffner@news.eng.convex.com (Larry Daffner) writes: >People get pointed to the documentation on sunsite often, yes. That's >because the documentation ANSWERS THEIR QUESTION. How big of a leap >is it, when there's a file called CDROM-Howto to figure out that that >might have some suggestions on how to get a CDROM drive to work? Not >that much, if you ask me. That's when people get told to RTFM. >Newsgroups get awfully cluttered when people ask the FAQ's every 2 >days. That's why FAQ lists exist. Or havent you heard of nettiquite? Nettiquite (SIC) is worse than useless in this Brave Newbie World. If you disagree with me, read the misc.jobs faq, then try to apply it to misc.jobs.misc. Good luck. > >Larry Daffner - Software Engineer | email: ldaffner@convex.com | It only worked when everyone was a Software Engineer - and not always then. >Convex Computer Corporation | tel: (214)497-4274 / home: (214)380-4382 | > Ray's Rule of Precision: > Measure with a micrometer. Mark with chalk. Cut with an axe. Be careful with that ax, Eugene. :) -- Joel Garry joelga@rossinc.com Compuserve 70661,1534 These are my opinions, not necessarily those of Ross Systems, Inc. <> <> %DCL-W-SOFTONEDGEDONTPUSH, Software On Edge - Don't Push. \ V / panic: ifree: freeing free inodes... O