On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 22:13 -0800, Rich Rudnick wrote: > On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 20:38 +0100, Miros/law Baran wrote: > > 10.01.2005 pisze Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > > 'RTFM' means "Go read the documentation, that's what it's for". I > > > > personally find it far more rude to go on a mailing list, ask for the > > > > > Do you *really* think that RTFM means "Go read the documentation, > > > that's what it's for"? > > > > If one has the skin not thick enough to read the proper meaning from > > RTFM, one should not use mailing lists and should concentrate on dead > > tree repositories. Being oversensitive in public is usually > > counterproductive. > > > > I was looking for a spot to post this link because I've been there > before, and this reply is as apropos as it gets. > > As long as new people are allowed to use operating systems that > have man pages this issue will come up. It's not that we didn't/don't > have thick skins, it's because _we did not yet know_ that there are two > ways to read the F: one obvious, one learned; one dismissive, one > informative - and, unless the context is obvious, that 'fine' is > assumed :) > > So, and back to the subject at hand, there are also two ways to share > information: Craig's, and yours. Guess which is worth the storage bits, > and remember: one day your kids will search for your mail on the net.
Can I presume that you are talking to me when you say, "Craig's, and yours."? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "He was about as useful in a crisis as a sheep." Dorothy Eden
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