Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:30:53 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Fafa Hafiz Krantz <fteg@london.com>, advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Explaining FreeBSD features Message-ID: <42BA8F5D.5040504@pacific.net.sg> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAENBFBAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAENBFBAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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Hi, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>_I_ don't. Who does? >>> >>Some do a logo contest to make FreeBSD more appearing, there is some >>activity going in. > > Most of the rank and file argued long against that contest. > Not only them. >>>Why should I study the drivers manual before getting a >> >>drivers license? >> >>I do not know why people do it. I just learned driving in a >>deserted place. > > > I didn't say "learned driving" I said "get a license" You have > to learn what's in the manual to pass the test to get the license. > I also never studied that one. With other words: there is more than one way to get the knowledge. > > It's not a question of trust, it's a question of do I understand what > is going to happen. I find post-operative pain a lot easier to bear > when I know why it's hurting. > I do not bother to understand as long they say it is all right. > > Ah, but help on who's terms? Telling a newbie to RTFM for an answer that > he asks which is in the manual IS help. > Yes, it is help. But how dumb does a person have to be if this is of real help? Erich
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