Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 08:15:37 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: gnb@itga.com.au (Gregory Bond), jon@caamora.com.au (jonathan michaels), serge69@nym.alias.net (Sergey), witr@rwwa.com (Robert Withrow), freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Q] How stable is FreeBSD 3.X ? Message-ID: <199905261515.IAA13513@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <12073.927692253@zippy.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "May 25, 1999 09:17:33 pm"
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> > Jordan: Perhaps you could add a section to the ABOUT.TXT file to make it even > > more explicit the sort of information that makes for a useful trouble report. > > Well, this is what I already have there: > > -- > For general questions, please send email to : > > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > > Please also have patience if your questions are not answered right > away - this mailing list is staffed purely by volunteers and they also > have real life schedules to contend with. Questions which are asked > intelligently (e.g. not "My system doesn't work! What's wrong!?") Remove the negative ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and replace it with a positive. Then give a real live example of what a _good_ ``intelligently'' asked question looks like. Explaining what not to do won't lead to what should be done :-) > also stand a far greater chance of being answered. If your question > does not contain enough information to allow the responder to generate > a meaningful answer, they generally won't. > -- > > How would you suggest it be strengthened? > > - Jordan -- Rod Grimes - KD7CAX - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD http://www.aai.dnsmgr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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