On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 04:45:35PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 03:40:24PM -0500, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 10:04:00AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 11:13:50AM -0500, Terrence Brannon wrote: > > > I'm curious. I've thought back over this thread and can't recall > > > (without digging through the archives) what happened here that might > > > have provoked this sort of response. > > > > > > I do recall that there was not a lot of good detailed information from > > > OP on the problem, but maybe I missed it. What are we, as a community > > > of trying-to-be-helpful users, doing to cause this reaction? It seems > > > to be happening more and more, though maybe I'm new enough to not see > > > the pattern properly. Clearly this guy is upset, frustrated, but to > > > block out the list that's supposed to be trying to help is > > > disturbing. > > > > > > > I think that some of the problem may be a function of becoming, dare I > > say it, main stream? It used to be, people would just do windows since > > to them it was the only OS and it came with the box (so why change). > > Now people, for a variety of reasons (macs change archetecture, problems > > with constantly paying for new MS stuff, whatever), people who before > > wouldn't consider a *N*X are doing so. And they're not prepared. > > so in other words... its a good thing! >
Yes. It tells us that our documentation isn't up to their needs. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
