From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 27 19:17:39 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E8FB106564A for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:17:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C72A48FC08 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:17:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QxONq-0001Qk-Vm for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:17:12 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:17:33 -0700 Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:17:33 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Message-ID: <20110827191733.GA8471@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" References: <16851_1313817220_4E4F4284_16851_6517_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C521886E@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <20110825043208.fe201707.freebsd@edvax.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="zYM0uCDKw75PZbzx" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: A quality operating system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:17:39 -0000 --zYM0uCDKw75PZbzx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Evan Busch on Saturday, 27 August 2011: >=20 > > In most cases, documentation requires you to have a minimal > > clue of what you're doing. There's terminology you simply > > have to know, and concepts to understand in order to use > > the documentation. >=20 > See the Wikipedia page above -- the problem isn't one of user > competence, but of poorly-written documentation that is fundamentally > disorganized. >=20 > Have you looked at any of the documentation coming out of Redmond right n= ow? >=20 > How do you think FreeBSD's documentation stands up to that? >=20 Oh please. I have to use that crap that comes out of Redmond on a daily basis. They never think things through and only answer the most shallow questions, and their "How to"s make their little "Was this helpful?" seem sarcastic. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --zYM0uCDKw75PZbzx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOWULNAAoJEIpckszW26+RL6IH/iQPpsytw3wk1QhNkrLIfYTa NssRr3giO8M6XdhpnNaCT2g1e1n4N25gDRaowNLZFsH8ZmPY9LMplawrmL689lvY s4e4AK5VFoyz5trwnTggqmVMDQeTN0BWqBr7Ipv0y7boQlAPfW14VbHa4AoiEJoS EUiLirB0+IK/NdRQGt3yxaCtoR2T38I6UfyJQ7Z2TIVhSJlAjvHGUigRnMOjJtqr f3AxaHC/3tktB7dS1eu/bWRdEt6AAa/Gsbs/GmMK9axqhR/ct1f6CYD3h9PdmuN3 tExC0qHzxyXlSt85Xa6/G1uOOnjZPBe8jJKWD7ILuzmN4X93MsUpaqjRUokEmok= =q6dS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --zYM0uCDKw75PZbzx--