It is a shame that at times debian-user can be so inhospitable to debain users. I think it is unfair to have a question answered with "try google" or some other variation of RTFM. Am I to understand that instead of using the debian-user list that I should use a search engine? I was under the impression that the debian-user list was a forum for debian users. I always search the debain-user archives before asking a question and if I don't find an answer then I ask my question. Generally I do not do google searches unless I am seaking global information such as "is my hardware supported under linux". But I know that debain does things differently than the way other distros do things, (otherwise there would be no need for .deb packages, right?) so in most cases I figure the problem has something to do with a debain specific driver or setting. I am rather new to linux in general and have ever only used Debian so I am not familiar with what is just specific to debian and what is global across all linux distros. I suppose I could have asked "is my issue at hand something that is supported differently in debian than other distros or do all distros support it the same?" but that is even more annoying than asking the question outright.
However I will in the future assume that any problem I have is the same in all distros and I will do searches on the web first. I concede to RT proverbial FM even if that M is spread across all of the known Internet. Who knows? maybe I will never again need to post a message to the debain user list. One can only hope... -END RANT- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
