Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 14:43:27 -0500 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RTFM: it works!! Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011118142138.0156e090@threespace.com> In-Reply-To: <20011116150722.H1363-100000@we-24-126-55-112.we.mediaone.n et>
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As somebody usually on the low end of the knowledge curve, I had to throw this in on behalf of the perennial neophytes in the group. Sometimes, R'ing the FM is hindered by one's inability to know where to find the FM. Particularly when dealing with Open Source projects, you always get the sense that there may be scads of documentation out there, but where do you find it? It ain't usually on the shelves at your local bookseller. And an Internet search is only as good as your ability to give good search parameters. You want to set up a Windows network? Then type "Windows networking" into your favorite search engine and then sift through half a million pages (most of which are advertising) to find the information you need. Yeah, right. So you ask your resident "expert" or list of experts for the information that you think they may have readily available, hoping to save yourself some time. Well this person has been answering questions far beneath his level of comprehension/interest for the past ten days, and here you come with another stupid one. "Why can't you just read the source code like I did when I was learning and figure it out for yourself? And if it doesn't work, then submit a patch." Idiots like me shouldn't even be allowed to install FreeBSD. Sure would cut down on stupid support questions. Anyway, as somebody who just wants to *do* stuff with FreeBSD/UNIX (as opposed to learning how it all really works at its core), I just had to get that off my chest. I feel better already. :-) --Chip Morton At 06:18 PM 11/16/2001, you wrote: >So I've been playing with Solaris lately. Being a BSD junkie, time still >trying to get used to it. Sure there maybe alot of you out there that >have plenty of Solaris experience, but unfortunately I don't so I have to >do alot of RTFM'ing. Unix started off as a hobby for me, now it's almost >and obsession. ;) > >Luckily, I've been messing with BSD for so many years that it's easy for >me to find the answers that I need with a bit of digging and reading. > >I had a Canon ImageRunner printer that I wanted to print to via the >Solaris box, but I didn't know what rp name to use so I just cracked the >manuals open and found my answer. Now I'm happlly printing. Only took >me about 15-30 minutes to figure everything out (tried a few rp names before >I decided to read the manual). > >Now everyone knows that RTFM'ing is the way to go, and in times when >you're really stuck then you ask the Unix elders to give you a helping >hand. > >I bring up this subject because one of my coworkers never bothers to read >manuals or look up information via the Internet. And it bugs me, because >its me he's always coming to for answers. The one thing that bugs me the >most is when he asks me where the driver disks are for whatever peice of >hardware. I tell him, "DTFD!" When in doubt, just Download The F***** >Drivers. ;) It's not like we have quirky hardware here, most the stuff is >name brand so the drivers are totally available. *sigh* > >Well, I just had to get that off my chest. I feel better now. :) > >Joey To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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